Twitter Used for the Box Office

Highlight of the Article Two Computing Scientist have been using Twitter to predict box office results of a particular movie. Using Twitter posts to search for a particular movie. Have been 97.3 % accurate with using the program to search for a movie. Two Computing Scientist have been using Twitter to predict box office results of a particular movie. Using Twitter posts to search for a particular movie. Have been 97.3 % accurate with using the program to search for a movie.

Examples of Box Office Results Predicted that “Dear John” would bring in $30.71 million and turned out that it brought in $30.46 million Predicted that “The Crazies” would bring in $16.8 million and turned out that it brought in $ Predicted that “Dear John” would bring in $30.71 million and turned out that it brought in $30.46 million Predicted that “The Crazies” would bring in $16.8 million and turned out that it brought in $16.07.

The Negative Part of Testing Its hard to predict children movies because obviously three year olds do not twitter, only parents. Also hard to predict the Senior Citizens because gramps does not know how to work a computer, let alone a blackberry. Its hard to predict children movies because obviously three year olds do not twitter, only parents. Also hard to predict the Senior Citizens because gramps does not know how to work a computer, let alone a blackberry.

Positives of Testing Allows movie makers to get insight on how well there movie will do. Movie makers can do more advertising for the movie if they don’t like the results that the program is outputting. Allows movie makers to get insight on how well there movie will do. Movie makers can do more advertising for the movie if they don’t like the results that the program is outputting.

Moving Forward with Testing Now the developers are using other social networks such as Myspace and Facebook to see if the results will change or get better.

Quick Question ? Now is this ethical going into private profiles that won’t allow access to, to just get data for movie results? This could lead to further investigations when police are looking for college students who are partying? Now is this ethical going into private profiles that won’t allow access to, to just get data for movie results? This could lead to further investigations when police are looking for college students who are partying?

Quick Question ? Continued These are just examples of privacy issues that should or should not be recongized when talking about computer security of social networks.

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