Orientation (Putting data in context)
Once you’ve observed your situation and begun to gather some data, it’s time to put it all in context. Comparing and contrasting, developing insights, that sort of thing. Sifting the raw data until you end up with useful information. That’s what these articles are about.
Why Apple’s new creation will be free.
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[Update: I was, of course, wrong. iPad costs $500-$800 depending on configuration options, data plans are $15 or $30 per month depending on download volume, data contracts can be canceled any time--no lock in on them.]
I think the new iTablet/iSlate/iPad thing will be free.
All the current predictions for something that’s supposed to be [...]
Read/Write Web’s Tech Trends of 2009
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It’s the time of year where everyone is either re-hashing last year or predicting next year. Here is one of the better re-caps of important technology trends, as outlined by Read/Write Web.
Other data sources: The stock market as sentiment
Today Apple became more valuable to the stock market than Google. While the stock market doesn’t have a monopoly on defining value, the nature of trading stocks publicly makes for an interesting data source. Perhaps a data source that you can use to provide context to your own data gathering initiatives.
Is there a future in Flash?