In early 2011, Science devoted a special issue to the impact big data is having on science. A series of articles described the role that the increased ease and affordability of collecting new streams of data are likely to have on individual disciples ranging from astronomy to genetics to ecology.
For companies to get their relationships with consumers right means understanding how consumers feel about privacy. And that means a conversation must be ongoing.
Smart technologies driven by data can change the face of emergency preparedness and public safety.
Mobile payments technology combined with Big Data analytics will completely transform the relationship between buyer and seller. 
The use of data and technology to help plant crops has been helpful, but also disruptive.
There may be few things in America more steeped in tradition than baseball. But despite its long roots, the sport is way ahead of the curve in the use of data.
Open Data is not a “thing” so much as it is a philosophy. It is the idea that free, accessible, unrestricted data is a catalyst for innovation and growth.
Estimates show that better use of data could reduce U.S. health care costs by $300 to $450 billion per year
What makes the data-driven economy something completely different is that, for the first time, trade is not only faster, more efficient, and widespread, but the nature of trade itself is changing.
Predicting the weather is something human beings have been trying to do since we were planting seeds in the Stone Age. Human understanding of the weather and seasons guides when we plant and when we harvest; when we hunt and when store food for the winter; when we travel and when we stick close to home.
