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* As you browse a website, the dZ-Dot precedes you, placing itself <div class="imgGlyph16 imgDZDot"></div> next to available data
 
* Then, whenever you see the dot next to some data, you can drag (or just click to send) that data into your dataZoa account
 
* The magic<sup>*</sup> happens as it lands in your account:
 
** The data is [[Harmonized_Data|harmonized]], so it <i>immediately</i> works 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
 
** Then any changes are automatically propagated through related [[Calculations|calculations]], [[Displays|displays]], and [[About_dZBoards|dashboards]] that use the series 
 
  
  

Revision as of 13:30, 14 February 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,
    placing itself
    next to available data
dZ-Dot
 
  • Hover over a dZ-Dot --
    You can then drag (or just click to send)
    the data into your dataZoa account
dZ-Dot_Menu
  • The magic happens as the data lands in your account:
    • The data is harmonized, so it immediately works 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
    • Then any changes are automatically propagated through related calculations, displays, and dashboards that use the series


* Clarke's Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.