The Signal: Amazon’s Impressive Performance
Welcome to The Signal, we delve into Amazon’s seasonal performance and how the company continues to influence consumer behaviour – even in an offline environment.
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Monitoring China’s rebound through logistics and transportation data
It’s too early to tell if China’s recent re-opening to the world will drive global economic growth in 2023. However, datasets that track domestic trade movement within the country can give observers an idea of the strength of post-lockdown consumption. In this report, we summarise various Chinese freight and logistics datasets, from free government offerings to courier KPI tracking services. -
Some thoughts on webscraping…
We're departing from our Q&A format to share a few thoughts on the state of webscraping... -
De-identification red flags and best practices
Most data buyers know that personal or consumer data can often create privacy and cybersecurity risks related to individuals being identifiable based on information pieced together through datasets. However, the process of diligencing vendors and mitigating risk in this area is not always straightforward. Privacy and cybersecurity fears heightened by geopolitical, legal and social events have brought increased attention to the space from the general public and regulators who seem poised to flex their authority. -
The location data landscape in 2023
In 2022, the mobile location data ecosystem was battered by legal action, media scrutiny and a string of discontinuations and disruptions. In this report, we assess the fallout from this turbulence and present our view on the state of the market, including observed themes, vendors and upcoming datasets. -
Examining price bubbles in China’s agricultural commodities market
We summarise the characteristics of price bubbles in China’s agricultural futures market and the impact of Chinese government policy on these bubbles. -
January notebook: Weather reflections + 2023 projections
Hear from Neudata's head of research on the top trends in January. -
The Signal: China’s economy, reopened
Welcome to The Signal, we explore China’s regional economic performance, changes in import-export volume and airline industry recovery as the Lunar New Year holiday gets underway. -
10 data products that might not survive 2023
The alternative data landscape remains perilous for many. With unexpected legal hurdles, lack of investment client traction and questionable business strategies, not all data providers can stay the course. In this report, we highlight 10 data offerings that we think will struggle to make it to the end of the year. -
Current state of web-scraping: emerging trends
In 2022, despite legal challenges and technological roadblocks, web-scrapers continued to flourish. In this report, we look closer at the current commercial landscape of web-scraping, technological trends and related compliance considerations.