"The Internet has many regrettable sides to it, but that's one thing that's always stood it in good stead with me: it's a writer's world. Your life online is mediated through words. You work, you socialize, you flirt, all by typing. I honestly feel there's a certain epistolary, Austenian grandness to the whole enterprise. No matter what words we use or how we tap out the letters, we're writing to one another more than ever."
pickAbsolutely fascinating! As a data geek, I couldn't get enough of the charts and insights discussed. It delves into data that is surprisingly telling about who we are as the post-boomer generations.
This would be interesting even for non-data geeks. Rudder is honest about the fact that he doesn't have all the answers (how refreshing) and is showing us data for the sake of learning and gaining understanding about who we are as humans
...beauty operates on a Richter scale.
On a hard drive, there's room for more than just the heroes.
pick#GIVEAWAYREALTALK @Liberty
Dataclysm really made me think: What do our online identities say about us?
Seems appropriate the week that I'm marrying my partner that I start reading a book written by the cofounder of the dating site we met on.
My reward for helping a man with a lot of packages back to his home. Good deed = a good book. And then another book I'm excited to read and critique.
pickSuper engaging look at how much data is out there, how we contribute to it and what we can learn from it. Some of the things we learn are a little depressing, but the potential for good should make us optimistic even as our collective data is in the hands of corporations not always known for their altruism. A great read.
pickLoved this! I tore through it on a couple of plane rides. I'd be interested in more Christian Rudder who made Big Data totally accessible and engrossing.
I'm already riveted and resenting my dinner plans.
1/4 of the way update: I thought this was going to be kind of a dense read, with lots of stats and whatnot, but it's super accessible and a real breeze. The info contained within is fascinating. #24in48 #readathon @24in48
Not sure whether it's a good idea to read this during elementary school hours (woo #teachersoflitsy ) so it'll be my off-hours book. But basically, my library deadlines pretty much dictate my print reading life these days. This one's due next. Haha.
pickWhile it was a little bit slow at times, I thought this book was super interesting!
Dataclysm: Who We Are (When We Think No One's Looking) | 
