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Hadoop appears to be everywhere lately, except in big data

Hadoop, the database everyone associates with big data, has had a run of more traditional deployment lately, which is good for Hadoop, but also still good for those looking for more proof of its ability to scale.

GraphLab raises $6.75M to bolster 'Hadoop for graphs'

Founder and data scientist Carlos Guestrin started the GraphLab open source project five years ago. He said recently that data has the ability to make our lives better--whether applied to public health, economics or by suggesting the perfect song.  Graphs, he said, help people think in a new way and see things differently.

New Google+ photo allowance will make big data even bigger

Google is betting the way to users' hearts is through their photos.

Spotlight: Customer experience company merges with Shopalize

[24]7, announced this week its acquisition of Shopalize, a social commerce platform specializing in social sharing and social referral solutions.

Big data pays attention to detail in manufacturing

Software has done a great job automating processes and protecting quality, but big data is helping manufacturers measure their productivity over time and determine the best settings and methods for systems in their plants. 

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Among other services and tweaks, Google will be expanding its Google App Engine to support applications written in the PHP scripting language. This was unveiled at the company's Google I/O conference this week at a developer session on the Google Cloud Platform. A highly popular language, PHP is also the language used to host blogging platforms such as WordPress and Drupal.