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Why Big Data Doesn’t Live up to the Hype

Numbers, Numbers

A new book heralds the promise that big data will reveal more and more about how we live our lives and what we think, but is it really that useful?

Nick Romeo

Published Jan. 4 2014 5:45AM EST

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Nick Romeo

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