By: Nemek
Sorry, I’m going to bring up that guy again, but hasn’t Nate Silver used polling data as the basis of his analysis? Wouldn’t that suggest that the data is still meaningful, but needs to be interpreted...
View ArticleBy: Ian Lurie
I don’t think we should throw away polling data. And yes, it can still be interpreted correctly – no question about that. I just think it’d be EASIER to interpret if we also put in social media data....
View ArticleBy: Ron Hekier
Great presentation, as always. Looking at slide 12, the Florida margin was closer than the FB likes suggest, and FB likes were not accurate in predicting North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Perhaps FB...
View ArticleBy: Ian Lurie
I DID have the hebrew “Barack Obama” on my last laptop. Not on this one, alas. I would never say “Facebook is the BE ALL AND END ALL OF PREDICTION.” I feel more like you can use it to supplement...
View ArticleBy: Tini Martz
Well I’m not a big poll believer and I’m a big social media user, so in a way I wasn’t at all surprised by the results. The Obama team really knows how to run a campaign I tell ya!
View ArticleBy: Jeff Rutherford
Looking at this from an IT and micro-targeting perspective, these two articles are very interesting:...
View ArticleBy: Alex Rascanu
Interesting presentation, Ian. The need to engage the voters via social media continues to increase as more of them spend a considerable amount of time there. Some elected representatives believe that...
View ArticleBy: Jeremy Yeomann
Fantastic post! A great insight into just how influential social media really is!
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