Comments on: Microsoft is beating Google, at least in the battle for hearts and minds on Twitter http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/2009/07/microsoft-is-beating-google-at-least-in-the-battle-for-hearts-and-minds-on-twitter/ Crimson Hexagon Weblog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:35:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: crimsonhexagon http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/2009/07/microsoft-is-beating-google-at-least-in-the-battle-for-hearts-and-minds-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-3087 crimsonhexagon Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:59:54 +0000 http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/?p=729#comment-3087 Well there's a first philosophical question about whether we should. In the end, regardless of reason, those people decided to chime in to the conversation.<br><br>Second, our technology can discern the nature of the post, as opposed to just the fact that a a keyword was used in a tweet. Again, unless the contest indicated the user had to BOTH use a keyword and say something positive, the system would not be fooled.<br><br>Finally... it's worth pointing out that our enabling technology is far less susceptible to this kind of gaming than other approaches. Once the algorithm "learns" the numerical pattern that defines each theme in the conversation, it checks every single items to classify it in one or the other. That's in contrast to every other system we know of, which infers the breakdown of the "forest" from a limited sample of the "trees" which is drawn at random and assumed to be representative. Well there's a first philosophical question about whether we should. In the end, regardless of reason, those people decided to chime in to the conversation.

Second, our technology can discern the nature of the post, as opposed to just the fact that a a keyword was used in a tweet. Again, unless the contest indicated the user had to BOTH use a keyword and say something positive, the system would not be fooled.

Finally… it's worth pointing out that our enabling technology is far less susceptible to this kind of gaming than other approaches. Once the algorithm “learns” the numerical pattern that defines each theme in the conversation, it checks every single items to classify it in one or the other. That's in contrast to every other system we know of, which infers the breakdown of the “forest” from a limited sample of the “trees” which is drawn at random and assumed to be representative.

]]> By: drewv http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/2009/07/microsoft-is-beating-google-at-least-in-the-battle-for-hearts-and-minds-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-3086 drewv Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:03:51 +0000 http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/?p=729#comment-3086 Microsoft has been running contests on Twitter to generate tweets about themselves. Does this skew your analysis or do you factor them out ? Microsoft has been running contests on Twitter to generate tweets about themselves. Does this skew your analysis or do you factor them out ?

]]> By: denvan http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/2009/07/microsoft-is-beating-google-at-least-in-the-battle-for-hearts-and-minds-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-3067 denvan Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:59:25 +0000 http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/?p=729#comment-3067 Then take another look, because that's not the direction they're poking. Wave is being angled as the "unified field theory" that will bring together Instant Messaging, e-mail, document sharing, microblogging, and a few flavours of Social Media. It's designed to be (and I suspect it will be) a game-changer, so a head-to-head comparison would be difficult. Then take another look, because that's not the direction they're poking. Wave is being angled as the “unified field theory” that will bring together Instant Messaging, e-mail, document sharing, microblogging, and a few flavours of Social Media. It's designed to be (and I suspect it will be) a game-changer, so a head-to-head comparison would be difficult.

]]> By: denvan http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/2009/07/microsoft-is-beating-google-at-least-in-the-battle-for-hearts-and-minds-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-3070 denvan Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:59:25 +0000 http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/?p=729#comment-3070 Then take another look, because that's not the direction they're poking. Wave is being angled as the "unified field theory" that will bring together Instant Messaging, e-mail, document sharing, microblogging, and a few flavours of Social Media. It's designed to be (and I suspect it will be) a game-changer, so a head-to-head comparison would be difficult. Then take another look, because that's not the direction they're poking. Wave is being angled as the “unified field theory” that will bring together Instant Messaging, e-mail, document sharing, microblogging, and a few flavours of Social Media. It's designed to be (and I suspect it will be) a game-changer, so a head-to-head comparison would be difficult.

]]> By: denvan http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/2009/07/microsoft-is-beating-google-at-least-in-the-battle-for-hearts-and-minds-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-3073 denvan Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:59:25 +0000 http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/?p=729#comment-3073 Then take another look, because that's not the direction they're poking. Wave is being angled as the "unified field theory" that will bring together Instant Messaging, e-mail, document sharing, microblogging, and a few flavours of Social Media. It's designed to be (and I suspect it will be) a game-changer, so a head-to-head comparison would be difficult. Then take another look, because that's not the direction they're poking. Wave is being angled as the “unified field theory” that will bring together Instant Messaging, e-mail, document sharing, microblogging, and a few flavours of Social Media. It's designed to be (and I suspect it will be) a game-changer, so a head-to-head comparison would be difficult.

]]> By: denvan http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/2009/07/microsoft-is-beating-google-at-least-in-the-battle-for-hearts-and-minds-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-3076 denvan Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:59:25 +0000 http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/?p=729#comment-3076 Then take another look, because that's not the direction they're poking. Wave is being angled as the "unified field theory" that will bring together Instant Messaging, e-mail, document sharing, microblogging, and a few flavours of Social Media. It's designed to be (and I suspect it will be) a game-changer, so a head-to-head comparison would be difficult. Then take another look, because that's not the direction they're poking. Wave is being angled as the “unified field theory” that will bring together Instant Messaging, e-mail, document sharing, microblogging, and a few flavours of Social Media. It's designed to be (and I suspect it will be) a game-changer, so a head-to-head comparison would be difficult.

]]> By: denvan http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/2009/07/microsoft-is-beating-google-at-least-in-the-battle-for-hearts-and-minds-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-3079 denvan Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:59:25 +0000 http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/?p=729#comment-3079 Then take another look, because that's not the direction they're poking. Wave is being angled as the "unified field theory" that will bring together Instant Messaging, e-mail, document sharing, microblogging, and a few flavours of Social Media. It's designed to be (and I suspect it will be) a game-changer, so a head-to-head comparison would be difficult. Then take another look, because that's not the direction they're poking. Wave is being angled as the “unified field theory” that will bring together Instant Messaging, e-mail, document sharing, microblogging, and a few flavours of Social Media. It's designed to be (and I suspect it will be) a game-changer, so a head-to-head comparison would be difficult.

]]> By: denvan http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/2009/07/microsoft-is-beating-google-at-least-in-the-battle-for-hearts-and-minds-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-3082 denvan Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:59:25 +0000 http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/?p=729#comment-3082 Then take another look, because that's not the direction they're poking. Wave is being angled as the "unified field theory" that will bring together Instant Messaging, e-mail, document sharing, microblogging, and a few flavours of Social Media. It's designed to be (and I suspect it will be) a game-changer, so a head-to-head comparison would be difficult. Then take another look, because that's not the direction they're poking. Wave is being angled as the “unified field theory” that will bring together Instant Messaging, e-mail, document sharing, microblogging, and a few flavours of Social Media. It's designed to be (and I suspect it will be) a game-changer, so a head-to-head comparison would be difficult.

]]> By: crimsonhexagon http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/2009/07/microsoft-is-beating-google-at-least-in-the-battle-for-hearts-and-minds-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-3066 crimsonhexagon Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:20:31 +0000 http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/?p=729#comment-3066 Fair point, Dennis. Though I don't think Wave is a poke at Outlook the way Bing, Chrome and Office are pokes at their respective adversaries. Fair point, Dennis. Though I don't think Wave is a poke at Outlook the way Bing, Chrome and Office are pokes at their respective adversaries.

]]> By: crimsonhexagon http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/2009/07/microsoft-is-beating-google-at-least-in-the-battle-for-hearts-and-minds-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-3069 crimsonhexagon Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:20:31 +0000 http://www.crimsonhexagon.com/blog/?p=729#comment-3069 Fair point, Dennis. Though I don't think Wave is a poke at Outlook the way Bing, Chrome and Office are pokes at their respective adversaries. Fair point, Dennis. Though I don't think Wave is a poke at Outlook the way Bing, Chrome and Office are pokes at their respective adversaries.

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