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The Citizen Analyst Manifesto, Part 2: Curious

Shift Communications

See a meme on Facebook or a viral article? You question it, and want to see the data. You want to download the data and do your own analysis. One of the driving forces of the citizen analyst is curiosity. Your nature drives you to investigate, to dig, to understand the real story.

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The Citizen Analyst Manifesto, Part 2: Curious

Shift Communications

See a meme on Facebook or a viral article? You question it, and want to see the data. You want to download the data and do your own analysis. One of the driving forces of the citizen analyst is curiosity. Your nature drives you to investigate, to dig, to understand the real story.

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SHIFT Archives: The Best of Q2 2015

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Will a blog post go viral? Let’s take a look: How To Use Google Analytics for Same-Day Content Promotion. One of the top questions in social media marketing (and content marketing in general) is how do you know what content is worth promoting? Is a tweet less or more likely to work? Predicting the future is difficult, expensive work.

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BuzzFeed Pound and the Future of Data-Driven Decisions

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