I'm Dr. Joshua Schwimmer, a nephrologist and internal medicine physician in New York City. • Kidney Notes was the first active nephrology blog. (Trivia: Kidney Notes is so old that the National Library of Medicine still uses it as an example of how to formally cite blogs.) • Professionally, you can find me at Kidney.nyc. • Kidney Notes is for educational purposes only, not medical advice. Consult qualified health care professionals. See disclaimer.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

How the 'all-new' Foursquare is using big data to figure out what you'll crave next

How the 'all-new' Foursquare is using big data to figure out what you'll crave next:

Explore provides recommendations based on a massive amount of data points, like what sandwich shops you’ve been to before, what time it is, where your friends have been, where there are deals, if you’re new in town, if you’re outside your neighborhood, and where people like you hang out.



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