The problems we face today don’t need more data to be solved.
There is an unimaginable amount of data in the world right now, and we’re paying the price for it.
But what we could use a lot more of is information. And there’s a huge difference.
Data are loose dots floating around with no specific purpose and static dimension—a new webpage, a few images, or some text on a page.
Information is what happens when somebody decides to connect those dots into something new and purposeful.