In 2010, Johan Bollen, an associate professor at Indiana University and two other professors published research showing how using Twitter could with more than 85% accuracy predict the daily up and down readings of the Dow.
Companies like Unisys, Sprint and HP are creating social media training programs to avoid these types of social media crises, but also, just as importantly, to show employees how using social media can be a valuable business tool which can increase their performance and productivity.
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You know, for you to think about how are you using energy at home, how are you using energy in your businesses -- are you buying long-lasting lights?
"We wanted to see if the perception of how they were using their space matched up to the reality of how they are using their space, " he says.
It also means that places like North Dakota can produce a lot of wind energy but can't deliver it to communities that want it, leading to a gap between how much clean energy we are using and how much we could be using.
Or how about using the CRB Index, a broad measure of commodity prices?
But her true greatness lies in how, using a mountain of facts carefully gathered and presented, she could explain to a bewildered and anxious middle class the great economic question of her age.
According to Smith, that includes everything from how they're using jargon to how they're holding weapons.
As part of the system, we have a display in the kitchen that tells us how much electricity we are using and how fast nature is replenishing our supply.
What is the net effect in other words, how much does using fossil fuels add to the problem, how much does it reduce it?
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The most important thing is to understand how you plan on using the HDTV and how the TV works.
Aligning all these efforts first requires companies to consider how consumers are using mobile devices to interact with the brand, and how that will differ from the online or in-store interaction.
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For example, because we knew exactly how much she was being fed and what she was being fed, we were able to get information about how efficiently she was using that food, how efficiently she was turning it from salmon filets, for example, into new white shark.
He is also teaching himself how to type using a computer with talking software.
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What do you think about how networks are using social media in their broadcasts?
This is an evolving revolution sparked by how people are using social tools on the Web.
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Such data can also provide a real time window on how customers are using a web site.
The report shares specific examples of how states are using these tools to advance their own state initiatives.
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No exact figures are available for how much scammers using "pump and dump" schemes are getting away with.
We have 96 charging stations across the country, and we have data to show how people are using them.
Additionally, users can rate the content, provide feedback, and communicate with each other about how they are using the tools.
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Are you paying attention to how people are using various blogging and forum platforms to showcase their knowledge, talent and expertise?
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The surprise: how Intel is using that power to secure high-definition video for users, and some exclusive Hollywood deals for itself.
"The test...allows us to explore how consumers are using internet video on demand, " said David Bishop, president of MGM Home Entertainment Group.
The economic downturn seems to have had an impact on how consumers are using their credit cards, at least in the short term.
Fifth, the rising pressure to improve sustainability demands that companies show how they are using all resources, including power, as efficiently as possible.
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Lore allows teachers to control exactly who is in the network (by issuing a class-membership code) and to see how they are using it.
The seeds of the Web 2.0 movement germinated at ETech, and site Flickr in 2004 debuted how people were using the site to share photos.
First, companies become more aware of how they are using resources like carbon, water, electricity in order to run their businesses in compliance with regulations.
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