I answered this question on Quora and happened to see Indian news channels flaunting social media statistics on the National Elections the same day. That’s what inspired me to start writing this post. Why was the #Oscar selfie such a big deal and why is social media analytics so hot today?SelfiesHistory was created on Twitter when a tweet by Ellen […]
Audio Interview – How To Trade Parabolic Moves, MXWL Maxwell Technologies, Gold, SMH Semiconductor Indexby Olivier on March 20, 2014Mike Swanson who runs www.wallstreetwindow.com was so kind as to interview me again. He asked me about my thoughts on Parabolic moves, Gold, the next sector with the potential to move higher, SMH – Semiconductor Index ETF, and to describe the entry […]
Can Tweets And Facebook Posts Predict Stock Behavior? “Like” And RT If You Think So
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March 19, 2014 Another social media data analysis firm, Social Market Analytics, used its coverage of 400,000 Twitter (Nasdaq:TWTR) accounts last August to tell its clients that positive chatter on Apple was percolating just before legendary trader Carl Icahn issued a Twitter statement stating he […]
A significant research has put ‘big data’ collections from platforms such as Google, Twitter and Facebook in the dock, stating that campaigns and companies can manipulate these platforms to ensure their products or issues are trending.To cement their view, authors examined Google’s data-aggregating tool Google Flu Trend (GFT) which was designed to provide real-time monitoring of flu cases around the […]
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
Lately there has been much debate over what that means. As a firearms enthusiast and social media analyst, I wanted to cut through the noise and listen to the unscripted, unsolicited, social media conversation […]
Ellen DeGeneres crashed Twitter.Well, she didn’t intentionally did it, but that’s what happens when a famous person tweets an epic selfie during The 86th Academy Awards.The infamous selfie includes Ellen, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Channing Tatum, Jared Leto, Lupita Nyong’o and her brother. Originally, Ellen tried to take the selfie, […]
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When brands and businesses are making their first steps into the big wide social media universe, they may feel that gaining likes and followers is a must and will be looking for ways to create “buzz” around their account or event.Many may even implement a campaign of getting well known individuals or companies to promote their page and products, a […]
Facebook today announced that it will acquire WhatsApp for a combined $16 billion in cash and stock. WhatsApp’s employees pick up an additional $3 billion in restricted stock units as part of the deal.Wall Street investors are seemingly not pleased and have sent Facebook’s shares down 5 percent in after hours trading. They could be worried about potential dilution stemming from the […]
Morning technical analysis – 19 February 2014February 19, 2014 by Craig Erlam in Technical analysisEURUSDHaving finally broken above the 24 January highs and the 61.8 fib level, the euro is starting to look more bullish against the dollar. That said, the pair is still likely to face significant resistance in the short term around 1.3810, which has been a key […]
