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Economic Predictions Using Web Usage Data

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the it's-the-super-nielsen-ratings dept.

Makarand writes "The Chicago Tribune has an article on the claims of ComScore Networks Inc., that it can predict major economic trends by tracking the online activity of 1.5 Million people. The company gains access to people's Internet travelogues by giving them free security software and programs that speed up their connections. Economists say that the company's models need to be tested over several years before they can be considered accurate."

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  1. FS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ths first splash

  2. Re:Economic Predictions Using Slashdot +5 Rated Po by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You're implying that communism is bad; sure, totalitarianism is bad by any measure, but the ideal Marxist paradise doesn't sound all that bad. Getting there is the hard part.