Last year we did hit approximately 1 zettabyte (one trillion gigabyte) of data in the public web and the speed by which new data is created continues to accelerate, including unstructured data in the form of text, semi-structured data from M2M communication and structured data in transactional business applications.

FORBES: Turning Data Into Business Value

In 2011, mobile companies received a staggering 1.3 million law enforcement requests for data, including text messages and location information.

FORBES: Homeland Security Approves Their Right To Search and Seize Your Electronics Without Suspicion

The subpoenas also sought copies of any correspondence, including text messages, between the Working Families Party and Data Field Services during 2009 and 2010.

WSJ: Working Families Party Officials Served With Subpoenas

Then, you'll have access to realtime traffic information, fuel rates at local gas stations, along with email, text messages and other data feeds, including news and sports scores.

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