Barack Obama Directs All Federal Agencies to Have an API

Submitted by tbikeev on Sat, 2012-06-02 07:37

Remarkable efforts from the US side:

http://blog.apievangelist.com/2012/06/01/barak-obama-directs-all-federal...

e-Commerce and Open Data

Submitted by tbikeev on Fri, 2012-06-01 11:09

Sorry for cross-posting (but I could not manage to successfully post in two groups).

Here is an initial article that is also relevant to "Data" subgroup.

http://daa.ec.europa.eu/content/e-commerce-and-open-data-0

Many thanks, Thomas

Mary Meeker’s eye-popping annual Internet Trends report hits the web

Submitted by tbikeev on Wed, 2012-05-30 21:11

Mary Meeker, a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, has released her latest compilation of global data concerning changes on the internet. Meeker’s analysis and data points are well-known for giving a comprehensive overview of what’s happening now in tech. Not to miss: re-imagination of everything

http://www.scribd.com/doc/95259089/KPCB-Internet-Trends-2012

New book: Python for Data Analysis (new O'Reilly book from creator of Pandas)

Submitted by tbikeev on Fri, 2012-05-25 13:31

For all open-data crunchers and enthusiasts out here: O'Reilly has just published a new book: Python for Data Analysis by Wes McKinney. Wes is the main author of pandas, the popular open sourcePython library for data analysis. Python with pandas is in use in a wide variety of academic and commercial domains, including Finance, Economics, Statistics, Advertising, Web Analytics, and more.

http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920023784.do

Enjoy your weekend.

e-Commerce and Open Data

Submitted by tbikeev on Fri, 2012-05-18 13:46

While more and more information about products and services becomes available on the web everyday the challenges of making an educated e-commerce decision at individual or small-business basis still remain the same: