July 20, 2015 archive

The Hobson & Holtz Report #817: Sarcasm poses a challenge in sentiment analysis

Quick News: Facebook and Twitter are increasingly sources of news for US users, why newsrooms should care about virtual reality, are videos going vertical (thanks to Snapchat)?, Apple Pay launches in the UK with 250K stores and 8 banks participating; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop;

News That Fits: Sarcasm poses a challenge for computer algorithms in sentiment analysis; listener comments; social by design: how Ogilvy leveraged the Chinese obsession for naming; Igloo Software promo; Dan York’s Tech Report: IETF93, the future of podcasting; the past week on the FIR Podcast Network;

Music by Diablo Swing Orchestra; and more.

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