US Seeks To Mine Social Media To Predict Future -- Stars and Stripes/APSAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The U.S. government is seeking software that can mine social media to predict everything from future terrorist attacks to foreign uprisings, according to requests posted online by federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
Hundreds of intelligence analysts already sift overseas Twitter and Facebook posts to track events such as the Arab Spring. But in a formal "request for information" from potential contractors, the FBI recently outlined its desire for a digital tool to scan the entire universe of social media - more data than humans could ever crunch.
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My Comment: I have a friend who is trying to mine social media to predict future business trends .... and is doing a good job out of it. So .... why not use for intelligence analysis and study. If the AP article is any indication, this is an opportunity that some in the intelligence community/FBI are now trying to develop.
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