{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"69: Big Data and Business Analytics with Christian Rudder, cofounder of OkCupid","description":"Before the digital age, the data available to businesses about their products and clients was limited to what was easily accessible or available after the fact. Now, big data and data science have become a highly desired and powerful skill-set. Christian Rudder is the cofounder of OkCupid, one of the largest dating sites in the world. OkCupid uses the power of big data to match people with prospective romantic partners. In addition to running the site, he also writes for their blog, OKTrends, which demonstrates the patterns of big data from information source on their site. In December 2014, Christian published  “Dataclysm: Who We Are (When We Think No One’s Looking),” he explores how this data can tell us some fundamental truths about who we are. Join Christian for this episode as he discusses how OkCupid uses big data, the upsides and downsides of big data, how big data is shaping the ways companies do business, and how it feels to provide a service that surprisingly changes people’s lives.","author_name":"Fearless Careers: Stories and Skills for Success in Tech, Business, and Creative Industries","author_url":"http:\/\/www.skilledup.com\/podcast","html":"