This document discusses the rise of big data and its impact. It notes that big data typically consists of the three V's: volume, velocity, and variety. It also discusses how big data enables more datafication and personalized marketing but raises issues around privacy and limits. The document examines potential impacts of big data on trends in retail, health, and marketing and questions if big data can accelerate some aspects of society while recreating old-fashioned service. It provides an example of how businesses currently use big data for insights. In conclusion, it suggests big data is a genuine revolution but personalized marketing and big data alone cannot guarantee success; big data is best used to guide insight.