Airbnb uses distributed computing to analyze the huge amount of data that it generates every day[1]. The results are used for all sorts of things: assessing how

Airbnb uses distributed computing to analyze the huge amount of data that it generates every day[1]. The results are used for all sorts of things: assessing how Airbnb affects the local economy (for government relations), optimizing user growth, etc. [1] http://nerds.airbnb.com/distributed-computing-at-airbnb/ http://nerds.airbnb.com/distributed-computing-at-airbnb/