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Toby Segaran, Freebase

The ecosystem of business and social data. Toby Segaran, Freebase. http://kiwitobes.com/ecosystem. Why data?. Communities form around things. Ok, then, how?. Buy it. Steal it. Get it from users. Find it free!. A story. “The company are polluters”. “I heard they support Republicans”.

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Toby Segaran, Freebase

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  1. The ecosystem of business and social data Toby Segaran, Freebase http://kiwitobes.com/ecosystem

  2. Why data? Communities form around things

  3. Ok, then, how? Buy it Steal it Get it from users Find it free!

  4. A story... “The company are polluters” “I heard they support Republicans” “That stuff is bad for you” “I think the CEO works with Rumsfeld” So am I allowed to buy anything?

  5. My purchase ? made by bought at Who makes Mountain Dew?

  6. Trademark search http://uspto.gov

  7. Trademark search Pepsico!

  8. Some other codes Also, 02.01.33 “Grotesque Men”

  9. For the low price... Historical and daily updates

  10. Two companies What can we learn about the companies?

  11. EDGAR Industry, Address, and SEC Filings

  12. Beverage Companies http://kiwitobes.com/industry_mashup

  13. EDGAR SEC 14(a)

  14. http://kiwitobes.com/ Transition Point

  15. Back to my MD Dina Dublon Victor J. Dzau Ray L. Hunt David Glass James Breyer M. Michele Burns $48.8 billion $397.4 billion Purchase, NY Bentonville, AR Board members, location, revenue

  16. Next up, politics http://opensecrets.org

  17. And a plug... http://freebase.com/view/en/pepsico

  18. “Variety Stores” Big box stores like Republicans!

  19. The plot thickens... Dick Lugar (R-IN) Danny K. Davis (D-IL) Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Sam Brownback (R-KS) Susan Collins (R-ME) Dina Dublon Victor J. Dzau Ray L. Hunt David Glass James Breyer M. Michele Burns $48.8 billion $397.4 billion Purchase, NY Bentonville, AR Let’s look at pollution...

  20. Emissions Facilities in NY and AR

  21. EPA Data Note that the CO2 output isn’t much more than one car. The NOx output, however, is higher Number of “short tons” (2000lbs)

  22. Also downloadable http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/eiinformation.html

  23. Starting to get messy Dick Lugar (R-IN) Danny K. Davis (D-IL) Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Sam Brownback (R-KS) Susan Collins (R-ME) 11000lbs CO2 5000lbs NOx Dina Dublon Victor J. Dzau Ray L. Hunt David Glass James Breyer M. Michele Burns $48.8 billion $397.4 billion Purchase, NY Bentonville, AR What about the actual beverage?

  24. Nutritional data Sadly, EXE files only, self decompressing http://ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=17032

  25. Food search tool 199.133.10.140/codesearchwebapp/codesearch.aspx

  26. Lots of data... Sugar, calcium, alcohol and 20 kinds of fat

  27. It’s amazing... the things you find in government databases

  28. A bigger picture Dick Lugar (R-IN) Danny K. Davis (D-IL) Solomon Ortiz (D-TX) Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Sam Brownback (R-KS) Susan Collins (R-ME) 11000lbs CO2 5000lbs NOx Dina Dublon Victor J. Dzau Ray L. Hunt David Glass James Breyer M. Michele Burns 200 calories 50g sugar 00g fat $48.8 billion $397.4 billion Purchase, NY Bentonville, AR Let’s take this even further...

  29. I heart What’s Purchase, NY like? Is it close to New York city? What restaurants are in New York?

  30. US Census Bureau Lots and lots of files

  31. Westchester county Data to cater to anyone’s tastes

  32. US GNIS http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic

  33. US GNIS Maps names to geolocations

  34. Distance to NYC Purchase, NY 41.04, -73.71 22.9 miles Manhattan, NY 40.77, -73.97 As the crow flies, or you could try TIGER/Line

  35. NYC Health Dept. Over 22,000 venues!

  36. A sketchiness map Perhaps you’d like to do the New York one?

  37. The ecosystem 8 databases - really just a microcosm

  38. It’s better with data Your site will be better You need to get it somewhere There’s lots free stuff There’s lots of hidden potential

  39. Questions? toby@segaran.com http://kiwitobes.com/ecosystem

  40. Master Slide Transition Point

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