How to throw a metadata party

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My presentation for Planningness 2012. Too bad slideshare doesn't support GIFs. Data is abundant today. In a world where data is easily accessible – ‘data about data’ or metadata and how we manipulate it will become increasingly important. This has been the driving force behind the recent disruptions in the music industry. And the principles apply to any digital commodity – whether that includes media, transactions or behavior.

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how to throw a metadata party

@GautamRamduraiPreciseCuriosity.com

#planningness

nature of data

where it hideswhat do you do with it

partytime!

dey-tuhdat-uhdah-tuh

Whatever happened to these?

The change from atoms to bits is irrevocable and unstoppable.

“- Nicholas NegroponteFounder, MIT MediaLab

bitsofdata

atoms

thoughts

Data lies at the center of the digital revolution

But, WTF is metadata?

metadata information about a thing,apart from the thing itself.

metadata information about a thing,apart from the thing itself.

Libraries:Metatagging before it was cool.

metadata tags

data

information

knowledge

intelligence

data

information

knowledge

intelligence

data

information

knowledge

intelligence

data

information

knowledge

intelligence

data

information

knowledge

intelligence

mea

ning

data

information

knowledge

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metadata adds meaning

metadata connects

nature of data

where it hideswhat do you do with it

partytime!

be like neo

found in unexpected placeslocked in silostakes some digging

your brand here

start with the most fundamental unit of your brand

inherent metadata

card numberowner

expiry datebank

type [gold/platinum/unobtanium]

what’s in a tweet?

transactional metadata

loyalty pointsmoney spentcredit score

payment dueswipes

cities

environmental metadata

shoppingofferstravel

walletssmartphones

online accounts

card number

owner

expiry date

location

purchases

credit score

loyalty

offers

financial advice

smartphone app

nature of data

where it hideswhat do you do with it

partytime!

In a data-abundant world, metadata becomes the weapon to organize, relate and discover.

In a data-abundant world, metadata becomes the weapon

to make sense of all this shit.

discover assist

discover

If A and B then C

If A and B then CH?

assist

card number

owner

expiry date

location

purchases

credit score

loyalty

offers

financial advice

smartphone app

card number

owner

expiry date

location

purchases

credit score

loyalty

offers

financial advice

smartphone app

What makes these tick?

The more digital we get, the more human we have to be.

nature of data

where it hideswhat do you do with it

partytime!

data is fluid & omnipresent

start with the basic unit

biz models, not campaigns

why would humans care?

party rules

...or, pick your own.

pick one of these...

in out

assist

discoveryour

brand here

5 min - make you party plan5 min - chat with partner

10 min - share. discuss. blow minds.

inherent

transactional

environmental

go forth and engineer serendipity

@GautamRamduraiPreciseCuriosity.com

#planningness