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We do this by continuously sampling the noise from news, blogs and social media," said co-founder Stephen Phillips, lead programmer for Wotnews. "We monitor the mainstream press, blogs, Twitter, MySpace, YouTube, Last.fm, iLike, bit torrent, Limewire, and more."
Tracking shopping deals is the most immediate commercial application for alert services that go beyond 'topics.' Those examples are just a starter for ten, we can expect more sophisticated alert systems to evolve once Internet of Things ramps up in retail stores and elsewhere.
Wed, Jan 27 | from Read/WriteWeb