Apple Buys Real-Time Access to Twitter Feed With Topsy
Apple purchased data-analytics firm Topsy Labs for an estimates $200 MM.
Topsy A key point is they are one of the few companies that has access to the Twitter fire hose and can do real-time analysis of the trends and discussions happening on Twitter
Although there’s a lot of speculation as to how Apple might use this tech. Some popular theories include: Improving Siri, analytics of the iAd mobile-advertising service, or making purchase recommendations from iTunes and App Store.
Remember last week when we talked about the new avalanche of lawsuits against Facebook? Well it gets worse for the social media giant (whether or not it’s better for us remains to be seen). Yesterday, the FTC made a move that could signal future regulation of data handling: They demanded all of it. The data, …
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