Business smarts… no I mean it hurts!
*Disclaimer: I’m neither an IT professional, nor do I proclaim any 1337 abilities (that’s leet or elite for you noobs) with any programming or computer know how. I’ve neither extensively studied the progressive field of information technology, nor do I research its trends on any regular basis. At best, I’m an enthusiest of technology and computers whom often experiments with new software and ideas with a fine beer or mixed drink in hand.
That being said, I’ve had some thoughts about the world of news, information and data lately. I separate data out from information because, in my mind, it’s more about the actual bits and numbers while information is what you can churn out from data. News is a presentation of information that’s either been churned up from data, or is plainly obvious without the need to churn from data or information.
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