Twitter could predict the election results
Posted 17 May 2010 at 09:34 by Richard Atsworth
Category: Mobile marketing
Tags: election, tweet, twitter
Costly surveys could become a thing of the past after research by a top US university successfully used Twitter to gauge public opinion.
Work still needs to be done on the technology used to analyse language before the method can be used to predict large scale events such as elections, with considerations to be taken into account for retweets or news headlines.
Source: Twitter effective for public opinion polls
Twitter 360 Phone App
Posted 10 December 2009 at 18:44 by Ben Richards
Category: Mobile marketing
Tags: iPhone apps, twitter, Twitter 360
Another handy application for Twitter users and fans. Mobile marketing watch once again delivering some great coverage of the mobile technology advancements.
Because the app combines the Twitter world with augmented reality this could be interesting for gamers, industry experts and virtual reality followers. It is interesting to see Twitter stretching its wings into the world of virtual reality, could this be their push for monetisation in 2010?
Source: Harnessing The Mobile Marketing Power Of The Twitter 360 iPhone App
No Lolly for Twitter in 2010
Posted 4 December 2009 at 11:11 by Ben Richards
Category: Mobile marketing
Tags: 2010 profit, twitter
This is a good note discussing whether or not Twitter will be able to generate any profit for 2010. Will 2010 be the first year of profit for Twitter?
Source: Will Twitter Turn a Profit in 2010?
