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Amy Webb

  • Founder, Future Today Institute and Writer, Freelance
Argentina, New York
As seen in: LinkedIn, CNN, Medium, The New York Times, The Startup, Business Insider, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Amanpour & Company and
Covers:  gender and media, emerging trends in data, gender and tech, emerging trends in tech, emerging trends in news, data and our personal lives, big data, security, the business of journalism, media, privacy
CEO of FTSG. Quantitative Futurist. Prof @NYUStern. 4x bestselling author. Competitive cyclist.
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Hacking the Hyperlinked Heart

Hacking the Hyperlinked Heart

I was 30 years old, just out of a long-term relationship and no longer interested in playing the field. It wa…

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Amy Webb: Big data, mobile payments, and identity authentication will be big in 2012

Amy Webb: Big data, mobile payments, and identity authentication will be big in 2012

Big Data Information is everywhere, and more than any previous year in our history, 2012 will be the year of …

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Everything Electronic You Own-iPhone to Subway Card to Power Strip-Can Be Hacked. So How to Defen...

Everything Electronic You Own-iPhone to Subway Card to Power Strip-Can Be Hacked. So How to Defen...

Wherever you're sitting right now, take a moment to note the connected devices around you. In your pocket or …

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The future of news is anticipation

The future of news is anticipation

One of the most important trends going into 2014 is the wave of sophisticated algorithms and processes that w…

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No One's "Snooping" on You: You Share Your Private Data with Corporations and Governments All the...

No One's "Snooping" on You: You Share Your Private Data with Corporations and Governments All the...

While you were tweeting an Instagram of your home-cooked tikka masala last night, we learned that the Nationa…

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Why data is the secret to successful dating

Why data is the secret to successful dating

These days, we're promised true love via algorithm. Log on to a website, enter in some data and - voila! - ou…

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Why We Post Nothing-Nothing-About Our Kid Online. You Should Do the Same for Your Kids.

Why We Post Nothing-Nothing-About Our Kid Online. You Should Do the Same for Your Kids.

I vividly remember the Facebook post. It was my friend's 5-year-old daughter "Kate," (a pseudonym) standing o…

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Can Online Dating Lead to Love?

Can Online Dating Lead to Love?

While some argue that online dating presents too much choice, it's actually an efficient way to meet a partne…

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