Keepr presentation at DataGotham 2013

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1. keepr Algorithm for data mining breaking news using NLP and ad hoc network analysis Hong Qu @hqu www.keepr.com DataGotham September 12, 2013
3. Twitter, Credibility and The Watertown Manhunt
4. Computational Journalism News reporters are • overworked • underpaid • …a dying breed Journalism is • slow • embracing data • in need of Big Data tools
5. Computers count really, really fast!
7. Humans are way better at at making value judgements and telling stories
8. Andy Carvin - “a one-man Twitter news bureau”
9. Social media and the Boston bombings: When citizens and journalists cover the same story
10. Keepr harmonizes with journalism’s workflow and values
11. Entity extraction and Source discovery http://keepr.com/index.php?q=datagotham
13. What’s next for keepr? ➔ refine algorithm ➔ ad hoc conversation network analysis ➔ source classification ➔ speed, speed, speed Rolling out a Beta program for newsrooms Sign up at www.keepr.com/beta