Data collection
Summary
Data collection is a term used to describe a process of preparing and collecting data - for example as part of a process improvement or similar project. The purpose of data collection is to obtain information to keep on record, to make decisions about important issues, to pass information on to others. Primarily, data is collected to provide information regarding a specific topic.Data collection usually takes place early on in an improvement project, and is often formalised through a data collection plan which often contains the following activity.Prior to any data collection, pre-collection activity is one of the most crucial steps in the process.
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Web tags surged 53% in 2012
With the hyperfocus on data collection from digital platforms these days, publishers may not be surprised to learn that the prevalence of web tags grew 53% last year. What you may not know is that a large number of those tags on your properties don't come from, nor do they primarily benefit, your publication.
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Sunshine Act Final Rule Enacted
The long-delayed final rule of the Sunshine Act, released February 1, 2013, sets an August data collection deadline and exempts most accredited CME. The final provisions for the The Sunshine Act, which requires pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers to track and publicly report what they spend on physicians at their meetings, were released last week.
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FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz Bows Out, Spearheaded ‘Do Not Track’
Jon Leibowitz, the Federal Trade Commission Chairman who aggressively pushed for more checks on the digital ad sector, will step down this month. Leibowitz was assiduous in his pursuit of what he saw as overstepping by companies engaged in consumer data collection. His language could be inflammatory, as when he said in 2009 that “a [.
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NRS to collect data for regional press
The National Readership Survey (NRS) is to collect readership data for all of Britain's regional newspapers from April this year.
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Privacy groups urge Zuckerberg to withdraw Facebook changes
Two privacy groups are urging Facebook's chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to withdraw proposed changes to user privacy settings and data collection, warning that they weaken users' rights.
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Compete Settles With FTC
Online market researcher Compete agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers and failed to safeguard the sensitive information it collected.
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Direct Marketers Fight Privacy Concerns in Washington
Direct marketers are planning a broad campaign to defend their multibillion business against attacks by privacy advocates and others in Washington that propose to restrict data mining both online and offline.
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As broadband caps turn 4, it’s time for the FCC to take action
In the four years since Comcast implemented the country’s first real broadband cap (it took effect on Oct. 1, 2008) the percentage of subscribers with caps on their broadband service has risen to 64 percent. Meanwhile, the FCC only began formally wondering if data caps might need some sort of oversight, or at least sort of qualifier in the last few months.
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Online data collection increases by 400%
A recent report from consumer data services firm Krux showed that year-over-year data collection volume was up by 400 percent from an average of 10 collections per page to 50. Krux found that 54 percent of that activity was not controlled by publishers, up from 31 percent in 2011. Original Story:.
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The future of digital measurement and personalisation
Digital measurement and analytics at the enterprise level is maturing rapidly. In the past year, the industry has seen the evolution and adoption of Tag Management Systems, web analytics solutions delivering increased segmentation and reporting, and perhaps most significant, the widespread use of advanced warehousing platforms to integrate and analyse digital data.
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