Economists are using automated information-retrieval routines, or “bots,” to scrape bits of novel information about economic decisions from the World Wide Web. Websites where commercial artists submit designs for company logos and freelance editors offer services for authors promise to shed new light on issues like the determinants of innovation.
第二种方法不依赖大数据，但依赖新数据。经济学家用自动信息检索方法或“爬虫”（bots）从万维网上抓取关于经济决策的小道消息。商业艺术家提交公司标志和自由职业编辑为作者提供服务的网站可以提供观察关于创新的决定因素等问题的新角度。