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Data Score Interview: What’s the Health of the US Job Market?

The Data Score • 79 implied HN points • 25 Jul 23
💼 Business Employment Market Trends Data insights Professional development
  1. Underemployment is a concerning trend among laid-off professionals, impacting both individuals and institutions.
  2. New job growth is rebounding, particularly in marketing roles, after recent hiring freezes and layoffs.
  3. Tech workers who were laid-off are showing resilience in securing new roles, with some exploring freelancing and higher education.

Sketchy Science

Chartography • 117 implied HN points • 28 Mar 23
🔬 Science Data storytelling Data Visualization Data insights
  1. Visual tools like graphics have been crucial in history of science, aiding in discoveries like DNA's double helix.
  2. Insightful graphics don't just show information, they force us to engage and notice unexpected details.
  3. Graphics help make comparisons and reveal insights that text alone cannot convey effectively.

What Alt Data Should Learn from Alt Rock

The Data Score • 19 implied HN points • 14 Jul 23
💼 Business Data insights Financial Markets Product Development Data products
  1. The success of alternative rock band Nirvana in the 1990s can be seen as a tale of achieving product-market fit, blending novelty with familiarity, and capturing lightning in a bottle
  2. Just like how Nirvana and alternative rock made their way into the mainstream, alternative data companies need to craft unique, valuable products that merge novelty with familiarity to cater to a wider audience
  3. Challenges in adopting alternative data include aligning products with client needs, making data accessible, and building a narrative around data products to drive adoption and ensure impact

Meta v. Bright Data Perspectives: A Data Score Interview with Glacier Networks

The Data Score • 1 HN point • 20 Feb 24
💼 Business Data insights Legal Compliance Web scraping Data Governance Risk management
  1. The court ruling in the Meta v. Bright Data case may lead to more defenses against web scraping and offers clarity on accessing public data while underscoring the importance of adhering to individual website terms.
  2. Before starting a web mining project, individuals should carefully review each website's terms, assess intended usage of scraped data, and consider the legal implications of accessing specific content.
  3. Upcoming court cases, like those involving Meta and other companies, may set standards for web mining governance while Glacier Network emphasizes a standardized risk policy to simplify data exchange and compliance in a rapidly evolving data industry.
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Relaunching Siev

Kiernan • 0 implied HN points • 09 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Engineering Data insights
  1. Stabilizing the system by fixing shaky foundations for a more robust design.
  2. Relaunching Siev with new features like a cleaned up topic page, rich transcripts, and speaker identification page.
  3. Siev shaping up to be an advanced audio processing pipeline that can provide insights without needing to listen to entire streams.