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Helpful Hints for Using Business Data at Your Company

By: Macie Rockstrom

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With companies and organizations all over the world trying to globalize, information is the key to making their own personal globalization a successful process. As technology progresses, information becomes more dispensable.

There are several ways this information can assist a company.

Helpful Hint #1: Provides simplicity and manageability.

Information about the consumers a business is marketing to is just a couple of clicks away thanks to the Internet. They can better target their products by going to sites such as Pinterest to understand what the consumers are looking for exactly. Previous to big data and this increase in technology, information like this had to be assumed by the company which is a risky route for them to go. Also, this sharing of information makes it easier for a business to have multiple offices. They can share and manage the information of their business across countries because of data.

Helpful Hint #2: Connects with worlds data.

Bringing a business into a new country is hard to do without information about the country’s culture or about the other businesses that are successful in that environment. With data, a business can know all about the culture and customs they are entering into and better adapt their company to that specific culture. A good example of this would be McDonald’s offering different versions of the Big Mac to different cultures. This helps ensure that a business does not offend a culture in any specific way and that it will not completely tank by doing so. Also, a business can gather information from the other successful companies in that culture to see what they are doing and formulate a way to compete against them.

Helpful Hint #3: Tools for gaining insight from analytics.

Business data can do more than just present the sometimes confusing information. Business data can also allow companies to use analytical tools to help make sense of all the data and information that the Internet is presenting them. They can order this data in a way that will be useful to their business and these tools will help them to not misinterpret it. That allows a business to avoid any big setbacks because of simple errors brought on by misinterpretation.

All of reasons and several more are why Business Data has taken off and continues to grow tremendously, especially in the business world. However, with something so good there are also negative aspects.

There is so much information that is accessible to virtually anyone with Internet. This kind of access is a threat to privacy of individuals. However, the counter-argument to this is that people need to watch what they share over the Internet and not have any false ideas that it will go away once they put it out there. Also, there are selfish companies out there with hidden agendas and will twist the information they receive into something that will help their business out. They take information and falsify it or put a negative light on it just to build them up. These are just a few of the bumps in the road that Business Data brings along with it.

So there you have it. Business Data says it all in the name; there is a large amount of data accessible to virtually all. It is a great thing but has some possible drawbacks like almost everything else. It is important to be fully aware of these things but, it does not mean you should not use it. Business Data can help grow a big (global) company.

Macie Rockstrom is a business student at Whitworth University.

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Google Science Fair 2016 howcanwe make things better with science

The 2016 Google Science Fair opens for submissions today. Together with LEGO Education, National Geographic, Scientific American and Virgin Galactic, we’re inviting all young explorers and innovators to make something better through science and engineering. To learn more about the competition, how to enter, prize details and more, visit the site, and follow along on Google+ and Twitter. 

In this post, 2015 Grand Prize winner, Olivia Hallisey, joins us to reflect back on her own experience with Google Science Fair. -Ed.
I remember the day I first heard about the Google Science Fair last year. I was sitting in my 10th grade science class when my teacher asked us: “What will you try?” I loved the invitation—and the challenge—that the Google Science Fair offered. It was a chance to use science to do something that could really make a difference in the world.

I had always been curious and interested in science, and knew I wanted to submit a project, but didn’t really know exactly where to begin. I asked my teacher for his advice on selecting a research topic. He encouraged me to choose something that I felt passionate about, or something that outraged me, and told me to look at the world around me for inspiration. So I did. At that time, the Ebola crisis was all over the news. It was a devastating situation and I wanted to help be a part of the solution. I had found my project.

With the outbreak spreading so quickly, I decided that I wanted to find a way to diagnose the virus earlier so that treatment could be delivered as quickly as possible to those who were affected. I read online about silk’s amazing storage and stabilizing properties, and wondered if I could use silk to transport antibodies that could test for the virus. After many failed attempts (and cutting up lots of cocoons) I finally succeeded in creating a temperature-independent, portable, and inexpensive diagnostic test that could detect the Ebola virus in under 30 minutes. I was really excited that my research could help contribute to saving lives, and I was proud to be selected as the Grand Prize winner a few months later.

As the 2016 Google Science Fair launches today, I wanted to share a few tips from my own experience: First, as my teacher once guided me to do, look at the world around you for ideas. If you’re stuck, try the Make Better Generator to find something that excites or inspires you. Second, find a mentor who’s interested in the same things as you. There are a lot of helpful ideas on the GSF site to get you started. And finally, don’t get discouraged—often what first appears like failure can teach you so much more.

I urge other teenagers like me to take this opportunity to find a way to make the world around them better. Every one of us, no matter our age or background, can make a difference—and as young people, we’re not always so afraid to try things that adults think will fail. But change doesn’t happen overnight, and it often starts with a question. So look at the world around you and challenge yourself to make something better.


Science isn’t just a subject—it’s a way to make things better. So I hope you’ll join the conversation and enter the Google Science Fair this year. Our world is waiting to see what you come up with!

Posted by Olivia Hallisey, 2015 Grand Prize winner, Google Science Fair https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77BJli32nvA4IpEEXvNoRsxukkcgcZNh7kSmtQzsxB62jojFqXNrtx9qx5-9wwJVw6ssvIK12gPWWO57cCv_gsT69aRv57mMQo5sdLS4qV2kCferN0f7lPIu-oWFMUZJJAwy7RL6Y-Qk/s1600/Science+Fair.jpg Olivia Hallisey 2015 Grand Prize winner Google Science Fair

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