Data

Villanova University is removed from U.S. News’ Best Value list after reporting data error

Villanova University was knocked off of U.S. News and World Report’s Best Value ranking after the school reported it had supplied incorrect information. The university initially reported the average 2021 need-based grant it awarded to students as $51,739; the correct amount is $40,323. The grant is used in three ranking indicators that account for 80% […]

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Need web data? Here’s how to harvest them

When Ensheng Dong co-created the Johns Hopkins University COVID‑19 Dashboard in January 2020, it was a labour of love. Dong, a systems engineer at the university in Baltimore, Maryland, had friends and family in China, including some in Wuhan, the site of the initial outbreak. “I really wanted to see what was going on in […]

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Is Web 3.0 A Data Revolution?

Man switching to the next generation of internet, Web 3.0 concept getty User data and the internet firms that monetize that data are transforming the global economy. As a recent article from Harvard Business Review observes, rather than dominating single industries, platform companies like Facebook, Google, and Twitter use “competitive bottlenecks” to aggregate and harvest […]