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Unfortunately, I'm not getting a clear idea of what defines 'big data'. When Facebook started, they wouldn't have been considered a 'big data' company, would t
by pedalpete 15y ago
Unfortunately, I'm not getting a clear idea of what defines 'big data'.
When Facebook started, they wouldn't have been considered a 'big data' company, would they? Or same with Twitter, so how are they defining the start-ups that suit these funds?
- swGooF 15y agoReally, I would think just about any startup nowadays could be considered a "bigdata" startup. If you are going to have a successful app, then you will probably have lots of data to deal with. To answer your question, I doubt Facebook or Twitter would have been defined as "bigdata" companies.
- vlnul 15y agowhat about "data science"?
- swGooF 15y agoA few years ago, being a data company was not the "cool" thing. Back then, it was cool to be a social site. Thus, I think Twitter and Facebook correctly considered themselves social sites. I am guessing that in the companies early days, someone must have seen the value in all the data that was being collected.