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Retailer Uses Facebook “Like” Count On Clothes Hooks To Crowdsource Fashion Advice

Retailer Uses Facebook “Like” Count On Clothes Hooks To Crowdsource Fashion Advice | Science News | Scoop.it

The Brazilian fashion retailer C&A has created networked clothes hooks that display the total number of Facebook “Likes” for each garment in real time.


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Crowdsourcing democracy through social media

Crowdsourcing democracy through social media | Science News | Scoop.it
Today the citizens of Liberia will participate in just their second presidential election since the country emerged from a brutal civil war in 2003, and in such an environment the specter of violence or other unrest is never far away.
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Can social media detect the changes in public mood?

Can social media detect the changes in public mood? | Science News | Scoop.it

New research has analysed the mood of Twitter users in the UK and detected various changes in the mood of the public. In particular, the researchers observed a significant increase in negative mood, anger and fear, coinciding with the announcement of spending cuts and last summer's riots together with a possibly calming effect during the royal wedding.


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