Online Searches For Second Hand Items Increasing
I always find data related to what people are doing online fascinating, and also a very good reflection of what’s going on in the world and where there will be growth or decline in demand for products...
View ArticleMint Data: Spending Data Aggregated
Mint has launched a new tool which aggregates the spending data of its 4 million users, allowing you to get a breakdown of spending by (US) city, category and retailer, or a mix of these. For example,...
View ArticleDebtris: Britain’s Debt Visualised
Here’s a nice visualisation of the scale of Britain’s debt, thanks to everyone’s favourite Russian puzzle video game Tetris: Via Miss ThriftyDebtris: Britain’s Debt Visualised was originally published...
View ArticleHow To Secure Sensitive Data & Documents On Your Computer
US personal finance blogger Nickel has written a couple of useful posts in the past few days with details on how you can secure your sensitive financial data and documents on your computer: Secure...
View ArticleBarclays To Sell On Customer Data
The Telegraph has reported that Barclays Bank is set to start selling its customers’ data to 3rd parties, following a change in their terms and conditions. From October 2013, Barclays will share...
View ArticleTrust Me With Your Data, I’m A Banker
Brits trust their banks and partners more than their parents, colleagues and charities, according to new research. Despite a turbulent past few years earning the financial services industry a...
View ArticleA Run On RBS Bank? No, Just A Game Of American Football
There’s a good story on Finextra which demonstrates the danger of trying to use Twitter to measure sentiment. The Bank of England’s social media team charged with keeping an eye out for evidence of a...
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