Comments on: Swivel: The Toast Of The OECD http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:18:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: AltNigeria Blog / Nigerian Government Data http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1501589 AltNigeria Blog / Nigerian Government Data Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:42:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1501589 [...] Techcrunch As I read the above paragraph on techcrunch where Micheal Arrington talks about the recently concluded OECD conference. This brought back memories, much work it took to get even the basic data about Nigerian economic activities. Wouldn’t it be nice if the Nigerian governments and their agencies could open up their studies and data warehouses for all to use. It would surely make like easier for researchers. No matter how rudimentary the data may be. Basic tools like Swivel would actually suffice for now. P.S. 1. Do you know that developmental economics relating to Africa is like the most untapped area in Economics. We were still made to read studies which suggested that Africa was poor because of the tropical heat in 2007. This was supposed to be like cutting edge research too from one of the top researchers. It is frustrating. 2. I think sending our economists abroad for training is the biggest waste of money ever. You would not believe what we are forced to study. Sphere: Related Content Post a comment — Trackback URI RSS 2.0 feed for these comments This entry (permalink) was posted on Wednesday, July 11, 2007, at 1:46 pmby omodudu and categorized in AltNigeria, Feature. [...] [...] Techcrunch As I read the above paragraph on techcrunch where Micheal Arrington talks about the recently concluded OECD conference. This brought back memories, much work it took to get even the basic data about Nigerian economic activities. Wouldn’t it be nice if the Nigerian governments and their agencies could open up their studies and data warehouses for all to use. It would surely make like easier for researchers. No matter how rudimentary the data may be. Basic tools like Swivel would actually suffice for now. P.S. 1. Do you know that developmental economics relating to Africa is like the most untapped area in Economics. We were still made to read studies which suggested that Africa was poor because of the tropical heat in 2007. This was supposed to be like cutting edge research too from one of the top researchers. It is frustrating. 2. I think sending our economists abroad for training is the biggest waste of money ever. You would not believe what we are forced to study. Sphere: Related Content Post a comment — Trackback URI RSS 2.0 feed for these comments This entry (permalink) was posted on Wednesday, July 11, 2007, at 1:46 pmby omodudu and categorized in AltNigeria, Feature. [...]

]]> By: Brian Mulloy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1498022 Brian Mulloy Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:40:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1498022 Oops. I wrote, 'we do put advertising next to the data'. That should have read 'we do NOT put advertising next to the data'. Oops.

I wrote, ‘we do put advertising next to the data’.

That should have read ‘we do NOT put advertising next to the data’.

]]> By: Toby Green http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1495149 Toby Green Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:07:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1495149 We're delighted to be working with Swivel to disseminate some of our key data indicators, but it's overstating the case to say that they are a de facto depository of OECD's data. We've loaded 120 indicators onto Swivel drawn from across the 80 databases we compile. But it represents a tiny volume of our data. The complete databases are available via our own e-library service, SourceOECD, and are also licensed to some other vendors like Datastream. Many academic institutions subscribe to SourceOECD so Simon probably has access to our entire migration database (and to our reports on migration like OECD Migration Outlook, released a couple of weeks ago). The same data indicators on Swivel have also been loaded onto IBM's Many Eyes. Gapminder has got them as well. Our objective is to learn more about how Web 2.0 services can help make our data more useful to more people, so thanks to Swivel, IBM and Gapminder for helping us learn. Toby Green Head of Publishing, OECD We’re delighted to be working with Swivel to disseminate some of our key data indicators, but it’s overstating the case to say that they are a de facto depository of OECD’s data. We’ve loaded 120 indicators onto Swivel drawn from across the 80 databases we compile. But it represents a tiny volume of our data. The complete databases are available via our own e-library service, SourceOECD, and are also licensed to some other vendors like Datastream. Many academic institutions subscribe to SourceOECD so Simon probably has access to our entire migration database (and to our reports on migration like OECD Migration Outlook, released a couple of weeks ago). The same data indicators on Swivel have also been loaded onto IBM’s Many Eyes. Gapminder has got them as well.

Our objective is to learn more about how Web 2.0 services can help make our data more useful to more people, so thanks to Swivel, IBM and Gapminder for helping us learn.

Toby Green
Head of Publishing, OECD

]]> By: Clyde Smith http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1494537 Clyde Smith Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:46:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1494537 I'm so glad to hear you got to speak at this conference. Moving to Open Access to data sources is so important. Much of this data is already intended for public use but just isn't readily available. Glad to hear about companies like Swivel and other such businesses. I keep up with other sectors of the Open Access movement and hadn't heard of these folks. If folks are interested in Open Access, I've set up a mixed feed at a nonprofit site: http://www.culturalresearch.org/oanews.html John Blossom also includes related topics at ContentBlogger: http://www.shore.com/commentary/weblogs/index.html I’m so glad to hear you got to speak at this conference. Moving to Open Access to data sources is so important. Much of this data is already intended for public use but just isn’t readily available.

Glad to hear about companies like Swivel and other such businesses. I keep up with other sectors of the Open Access movement and hadn’t heard of these folks.

If folks are interested in Open Access, I’ve set up a mixed feed at a nonprofit site:
http://www.culturalresearch.org/oanews.html

John Blossom also includes related topics at ContentBlogger:
http://www.shore.com/commentary/weblogs/index.html

]]> By: Görkem Çetin http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1494309 Görkem Çetin Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:12:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1494309 I believe there are so many techcrunch fans around here, so this could have been a good opportunity to discuss web 2.0 technologies and opportunities in Istanbul - maybe next time ;-) I believe there are so many techcrunch fans around here, so this could have been a good opportunity to discuss web 2.0 technologies and opportunities in Istanbul - maybe next time ;-)

]]> By: Brian Mulloy http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1494286 Brian Mulloy Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:57:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1494286 Nathan, Your comment, "My impression of the Swivel folks — more about the money and less about the data." is a tough one for us at Swivel to absorb. As you might know the providers of the world's official data spend billions of dollars on data collection and dissemination. And sometimes, despite their best intentions, multi-million dollar Web projects go into the toilet with no value returned to the tax payers. The team here at Swivel is very passionate about making public data useful and because of that we provide all our capabilities for free for the world's public data: it's free for people and organizations to upload, it's free for everyone to consume, we do not resell the data and we do put advertising next to the data. It's free. We're going to pay the bills by having people who want to keep their data private and secure pay to use Swivel. We are also very big fans of Many Eyes and have friends among their extended team. If you take a look at all the folks (Hans Rosling, Swivel, Many Eyes, Data360, etc) working to improve data, I think you will find a ton of good will, good intentions and passion about solving the world's data problems. in fact you should check out some of the videos from the recent conference. Prof Rosling of Gapminder: http://blog.swivel.com/weblog/2007/07/below-is-a-vide.html Swivel: http://blog.swivel.com/weblog/2007/07/swivel-at-world.html Brian Mulloy CEO & Cofounder, Swivel brian@swivel.com Nathan,

Your comment, “My impression of the Swivel folks — more about the money and less about the data.” is a tough one for us at Swivel to absorb. As you might know the providers of the world’s official data spend billions of dollars on data collection and dissemination. And sometimes, despite their best intentions, multi-million dollar Web projects go into the toilet with no value returned to the tax payers.

The team here at Swivel is very passionate about making public data useful and because of that we provide all our capabilities for free for the world’s public data: it’s free for people and organizations to upload, it’s free for everyone to consume, we do not resell the data and we do put advertising next to the data. It’s free. We’re going to pay the bills by having people who want to keep their data private and secure pay to use Swivel.

We are also very big fans of Many Eyes and have friends among their extended team. If you take a look at all the folks (Hans Rosling, Swivel, Many Eyes, Data360, etc) working to improve data, I think you will find a ton of good will, good intentions and passion about solving the world’s data problems.

in fact you should check out some of the videos from the recent conference.

Prof Rosling of Gapminder: http://blog.swivel.com/weblog/.....-vide.html

Swivel:
http://blog.swivel.com/weblog/.....world.html

Brian Mulloy
CEO & Cofounder, Swivel
brian@swivel.com

]]> By: Mary Panttaja http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1494218 Mary Panttaja Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:09:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1494218 <strong>Technology Applied to Evolving Culture...</strong> Continuing the conversation about awareness of the planet, here is an interesting world-based organization that is working to figure out how statistical technologies (data collection, analysis, graphical visualizations) can help us make more effective ... Technology Applied to Evolving Culture…

Continuing the conversation about awareness of the planet, here is an interesting world-based organization that is working to figure out how statistical technologies (data collection, analysis, graphical visualizations) can help us make more effective …

]]> By: Nemrut http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1494127 Nemrut Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:52:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1494127 Mike, hope you had the pleasure of a Turkish bath and complimentary 'bone cracking' masseuse ;-) Mike, hope you had the pleasure of a Turkish bath and complimentary ‘bone cracking’ masseuse ;-)

]]> By: Simon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1494045 Simon Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:55:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1494045 Thanks for that post. I have never heard about Swivel before although I am in constant need for data right now, since I am writing my MA thesis (about Migration). As a student without any ressources and funding I appreciate the idea about distributing statistical data by OECD. But I although think this should be planned pretty carefully... Thanks for that post. I have never heard about Swivel before although I am in constant need for data right now, since I am writing my MA thesis (about Migration). As a student without any ressources and funding I appreciate the idea about distributing statistical data by OECD. But I although think this should be planned pretty carefully…

]]> By: Nathan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1493988 Nathan Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:09:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1493988 I feel like I've been hearing a lot about the OECD lately. There's a lot of great data being offered and a whole lot more that you can do with the data. I'm a little sad that Swivel has become the "de facto depository" though. My impression of the Swivel folks -- more about the money and less about the data. Many Eyes, on the other hand, well, I like them a lot more. I feel like I’ve been hearing a lot about the OECD lately. There’s a lot of great data being offered and a whole lot more that you can do with the data. I’m a little sad that Swivel has become the “de facto depository” though. My impression of the Swivel folks — more about the money and less about the data. Many Eyes, on the other hand, well, I like them a lot more.

]]> By: Concrete Stain http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1493945 Concrete Stain Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:40:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1493945 Swivel seems to be a public data distribution company .. Please include more about competitors / the business aspects / etc... Swivel seems to be a public data distribution company ..

Please include more about competitors / the business aspects / etc…

]]> By: website copywriter http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1493911 website copywriter Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:17:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1493911 What kind of government data are we talking about? Surely, making it accessible to the public has its disadvantages as well? What kind of government data are we talking about? Surely, making it accessible to the public has its disadvantages as well?

]]> By: Kevin Russell http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1493901 Kevin Russell Wed, 11 Jul 2007 14:07:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1493901 Having just got the latest copy of OECD this comes as welcome news. Comparing datasets with Swivel from various domains has been great fun and work. Can't wait to mash up some datasets applying generative systems approaches using celluar automata simulations. Guess I'll need Swivel API access? I know and I agree mostly with Nassim Nicholas Taleb author of the The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, that the statistical samples sets, methods and cognitve model we tend toward proving are well ... like us ... a bit flawed ... but hey. Having just got the latest copy of OECD this comes as welcome news. Comparing datasets with Swivel from various domains has been great fun and work. Can’t wait to mash up some datasets applying generative systems approaches using celluar automata simulations. Guess I’ll need Swivel API access? I know and I agree mostly with Nassim Nicholas Taleb author of the The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, that the statistical samples sets, methods and cognitve model we tend toward proving are well … like us … a bit flawed … but hey.

]]> By: buzz http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1493884 buzz Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:56:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1493884 <strong>Swivel: The Toast Of The OECD (TechCrunch)...</strong> Ο Arrington γράφει για το τραγανίστατο Swivel, μια υπηρεσία που μπορεί να ικανοποιήσει την ανατροφοδοτούμενη πείνα μας για περισσότερους αριθμο... Swivel: The Toast Of The OECD (TechCrunch)…

Ο Arrington γράφει για το τραγανίστατο Swivel, μια υπηρεσία που μπορεί να ικανοποιήσει την ανατροφοδοτούμενη πείνα μας για περισσότερους αριθμο…

]]> By: Raoul Teeuwen http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1493837 Raoul Teeuwen Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:24:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1493837 Your message made me think of that Swedish professor wondering what might happen when lots of public data would become available online: http://raoulteeuwen.blogspot.com/2007/04/i-was-pointed-to-this-video-earlier-but.html . Your message made me think of that Swedish professor wondering what might happen when lots of public data would become available online: http://raoulteeuwen.blogspot.c.....r-but.html .

]]> By: Jonathan Street http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1493706 Jonathan Street Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:52:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1493706 "Silicon Valley data visualization and modeling startup Swivel attended, as did other startups addressing these needs like IBM" I'm not sure I'd describe IBM as a startup. It's good to hear work is being done to make governmental data more available. “Silicon Valley data visualization and modeling startup Swivel attended, as did other startups addressing these needs like IBM”

I’m not sure I’d describe IBM as a startup.

It’s good to hear work is being done to make governmental data more available.

]]> By: K.Kaviraj http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1493683 K.Kaviraj Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:27:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1493683 Wat brand camear's do u make use of Mike ... ;-) ..... and wat did u bring bak home from Istanbul ?? :-) [ guess that loong smoking pipe in one of the pictures ;-) ] Wat brand camear’s do u make use of Mike … ;-) ….. and wat did u bring bak home from Istanbul ?? :-) [ guess that loong smoking pipe in one of the pictures ;-) ]

]]> By: Tekin Tatar http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1493673 Tekin Tatar Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:24:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/07/11/swivel-the-toast-of-the-oecd/#comment-1493673 Micheal, If i had known that you came all the way from San Francisco to Istanbul i would have submitted our TC20 form directly to you:) Our office is located near Galata Tower which you took a picture of it. And we are eating our lunch every day where you stood to take a shot. What a misopportunity:) http://flickr.com/photos/michaelarrington/766480115/ Anyway hope you liked your trip to Istanbul Micheal,
If i had known that you came all the way from San Francisco to Istanbul i would have submitted our TC20 form directly to you:)

Our office is located near Galata Tower which you took a picture of it. And we are eating our lunch every day where you stood to take a shot. What a misopportunity:)

http://flickr.com/photos/micha.....766480115/

Anyway hope you liked your trip to Istanbul

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