Six degrees meets analytics

We hear a lot about big data, but for most of us it’s really abstract. What does it mean and do we really need it?
Some good answers came out of a recent panel I attended about social media and big data, as part of my work on digital transformation for MIT Sloan Management Review. I wrote this post about some highlights, When social networks and analytics intersect.

Pay special attention to the radical ideas put forth by Shane Green, the founder of Personal.