Difference between revisions of "About the dZ-Dot"
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* As you browse a website, the dZ-Dot precedes you, marking compatible data with its little green icon <div class="imgGlyph16 imgDZDot"></div> | * As you browse a website, the dZ-Dot precedes you, marking compatible data with its little green icon <div class="imgGlyph16 imgDZDot"></div> | ||
* Whenever you see the dot next to some data, you can drag (or just click to send) that data over to your dataZoa account | * Whenever you see the dot next to some data, you can drag (or just click to send) that data over to your dataZoa account | ||
| − | * As it lands in your account, there is magic: | + | * As it lands in your account, there is magic<sup>*</sup>: |
** The data is [[Harmonized_Data|harmonized]], so it can immediately work with any other data in your account, from any other website | ** The data is [[Harmonized_Data|harmonized]], so it can immediately work with any other data in your account, from any other website | ||
** The location is memorized, so we can check back periodically for updates and changes | ** The location is memorized, so we can check back periodically for updates and changes | ||
Revision as of 11:48, 27 January 2017
dataZoa's dZ-Dot™ is a browser add-in with magical powers*.It cooperates with authoritative websites around the world to get their time-series into dataZoa effortlessly.
Highlights:
- As you browse a website, the dZ-Dot precedes you, marking compatible data with its little green icon
- Whenever you see the dot next to some data, you can drag (or just click to send) that data over to your dataZoa account
- As it lands in your account, there is magic*:
- The data is harmonized, so it can immediately work with any other data in your account, from any other website
- The location is memorized, so we can check back periodically for updates and changes
- When we detect changes, they are automatically propagated through any calculations, displays, and dashboards that use the series
* Clarke's Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
