[repost ]Algorithm Writes People’s Life Histories Using Twitter Stream

original:http://www.technologyreview.com/view/519961/algorithm-writes-peoples-life-histories-using-twitter/ If you tweet about your life, a new algorithm can identify your most significant events and assemble them into an accurate life history, say the computer scientists who built it Twitter allows anyone to describe their life in unprecedented detail. Many accounts provide an ongoing commentary of an individual’s interests, activities and opinions. So [...]



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