P0: Project topic proposal

Selecting a topic

The first task is to identify a topic worthy of a semester-long investigation. See the resources page for links to blogs on data analysis and websites where data is available.

Example topics

• Tracking online Ponzi schemes
• Measuring illicit online labor markets
• Culturomics
• Gapminder

Potential data sources

• Data.gov
• Facebook API
• Twitter API
• Bing search API

Ideas for potential topics

You are encouraged to come up with your own

• Wellesley alumni on LinkedIn