Information and Decision in Social Networks, MIT workshop in Cambridge, Mass., May 31–June 1, 2011
Twitter’s a lousy soothsayer
If you’re ditching your crystal ball for the oracle of Twitter, think again. Despite analyses suggesting that the volume and content of tweets can predict the outcome of political elections, research using the same techniques finds the social media tool is more like a hazy Magic 8 Ball.
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