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07.26.10Visualization of Real Time MoodsWe have previously discussed visualization techniques of moods and emotions. We have used “We Feel Fine” data mining engine to uncover what the year 2007 holds for people as they write about their feelings in blogs. Moodgrapher helped us to follow emotions during symbolic dates as Valentine or tragic events as the one of Hurricane Katrina. We have also analyzed the development of “emoticons” and what they reflect. With the ability to track feelings on real time we can further extend our knowledge: Computer scientist Alan Mislove at Northeastern University in Boston and colleagues followed emotions expressed in Twitter’s tweets. They have found ...
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07.26.10Visualization of Real Time MoodsWe have previously discussed visualization techniques of moods and emotions. We have used “We Feel Fine” data mining engine to uncover what the year 2007 holds for people as they write about their feelings in blogs. Moodgrapher helped us to follow emotions during symbolic dates as Valentine or tragic events as the one of Hurricane Katrina. We have also analyzed the development of “emoticons” and what they reflect. With the ability to track feelings on real time we can further extend our knowledge: Computer scientist Alan Mislove at Northeastern University in Boston and colleagues followed emotions expressed in Twitter’s tweets. They have found ...
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07.19.10What Goes Viral? Digital StorytellingI happened to be involved in an interesting case study on “Digital Storytelling”. Guy Kawasaki is preparing the last draft on his new exciting book “Enchantment : The Art of Getting People to Do What You Want”. Last week, I was discussing storytelling with Guy for one of the chapters in his book. I suggested him to read a good article I’ve found on the subject, written by Rick Braddy. Guy has tweeted the article in Alltop and renamed it “How to use storytelling for a product intro”. Unsurprisingly, the article went viral in no time. Rick Braddy has dedicated ...
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11.13.09Twitter users share early adopters symptomsRecent findings of a Pew Internet study revealed, Twitter is being extensively used as a status update service to keep in touch. Youth (age 18 -44), social network users and users with access to mobile internet show early Twitter adoption symptoms. The study – Twitter and status update, was conducted in September 2009, amongst a sample of 2,253 adults, 18 and older. The key Highlights of the research indicates: 1. One in every five Internet users are now on Twitter 19% of internet users say they use Twitter or another service to share updates about themselves, or to see updates about others (up from ...
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About Me
CIO at Shine Lawyers
Non-exec Director of Ozmota
Non-exec Director of Queensland Kids
Ex CIO/CTO of Ozmota, Benefon and Voxson.Education
Executive MBA from QUT
High Distinction average
Singapore Airlines International Business Award
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Computer Science from QUT
First class honours
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