And therefore they turn to and depend on predictions and forecasts.

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Almost half of CMOs have used social data to make predictions or forecasts, and nearly nine in 10 say this data has influenced their decisions.

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There are, you know, in a normal political society, you can make forecasts and predictions and, you know, go on Sunday morning shows and make a fool of yourself, but sometimes you can be right because people talk and debate, and there's real politics.

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I'm surprised by figures, forecasts, predictions and prophecies all showing a rosy outlook for 3D TV beginning as early as this year, because I've seen most of the 3D offerings available and I have no plans to buy -- not now and not anytime soon.

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The news comes after RIM announced in June that it had missed its lowered profit forecasts and reduced its predictions for the full year.

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Nevertheless, experts continue to make bold, confident predictions, and we continue to look to these forecasts for advice.

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They then use this information to weight and aggregate their predictions of events, resulting in fairly accurate forecasts.

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In a list of 10 predictions for 2013 sent to clients today, PrivCo forecasts the failure of the location-based social city guide and its acquisition, at a fire-sale price, within the next 12 months.

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