Wednesday, January 01, 2014

Facebook can map human migration across the globe | GlobalPost

Facebook can map human migration across the globe

Facebook can show, via its users, that cities like Chennai in India, Istanbul in Turkey and Lagos is Nigeria are experiencing a massive influx from more rural areas.
Though the thought of large internet companies collecting our data to share with others and sell us things is often unsettling, all of that information can be used to understand our world a little better.

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