(CAMBRIDGE, MA) OCT 3 – TWITTER IS GIVING M-I-T RESEARCHERS IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS ACCESS TO EVERY TWEET EVER SENT AND TEN MILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS TO STUDY THEM.
FOX NEWS RADIO’S BILL MARCUS HAS MORE.
TWITTER LETS OTHERS ACCESS ITS ARCHIVES FOR RESEARCH. HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL ARE NOW STUDYING TWEETS TO SEE IF THEY IDENTIFY HOW SICKNESS SPREADS FROM SPOILED FOOD.
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MIT SCIENTIST MARIA YBANEZ SAYS SHE DOENSN’T HAVE A TWITTER ACCOUNT SO IT’S NOT APPLICABLE TO HER. IN SEPARATE COMMENTS SHE SAYS RESEARCHING THE TRENDS THAT HER COLLEGE CAN IDENTIFY THROUGH ITS $10 MILLION 5-YEAR GRANT AND ACCESS TO ALL OF TWITTER ARCHIVES IS A GOOD IDEA.