Apr
13
Using millions of Twitter subscribers as living “sensors,” engineers from Rice University and Motorola Mobility have developed a way to monitor fans’ levels of excitement while keeping track of the action in NFL games — without ever switching on a TV.
Another example of how Twitter is helping researcher to tap into people’s emotions.
(via People as ‘sensors’: Twitter messages reveal NFL’s big plays | KurzweilAI)
(via emergentfutures)