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Dear Netflix Subscribers: Stop Whining

BY Austin Carr | 07-14-2011 | 5:15 PM | INNOVATION

Consumers are reacting to price increases on Netflix the same way Tea Partiers are likely to react if the government raises the debt ceiling. Hysteria over the new subscription plans is off the charts--news outlets have juiced up the ...READ MORE›

Forget Wolf Blitzer: YouTube Launches Debate Clearinghouse For Politicos

BY Austin Carr | 05-18-2011 | 1:00 PM | INNOVATION

Today YouTube launched Town Hall, a Congressional debate forum that enables the public to see where elected officials stand on issues, head-to-head, and choose which stances they support.READ MORE›

This Is How The World Reacted To Osama Bin Laden's Death

BY Gregory Ferenstein | 05-04-2011 | 7:41 PM | INNOVATION

Social media analysis firm Crimson Hexagon sifts the data to reveal a nuanced emotional reaction to the historic day. Nearly 50% of us responded to the news with fear, humor, or reflection.READ MORE›

Don't Even Bother Retweeting This: Elizabeth Taylor Overtakes Crises in Japan, Libya on Twitter

BY Austin Carr | 03-24-2011 | 2:56 PM | INNOVATION

In the past few weeks, crises in Egypt, Lybia, and Japan have dominated the public dialogue. But as Elizabeth Taylor's death and some interesting stats on retweets prove, social media's shelf life for news is incredibly short. READ MORE›

Twitter Study Suggests Verizon iPhone Won't Be a Bloodbath for AT&T, Droid [Exclusive]

BY Austin Carr | 01-12-2011 | 12:20 PM | INNOVATION

The iPhone is coming to Verizon, and everyone is already sounding the death knell on AT&T. But how are actual consumers reacting to the news? To find out, we sought help from social media analytics firm Crimson Hexagon, which analyzed 78,000 tweets during the announcement.READ MORE›

Twitter Stats Reveal How the iPad, Kindle, and Nook Stack Up

BY Austin Carr | 01-11-2011 | 7:19 PM | INNOVATION

Using social media monitoring and analysis platform Crimson Hexagon, we can now see in real time how Apple, Barnes & Noble and Amazon are performing--and how they are received.READ MORE›

Analysis: Black Friday/Cyber Monday Shoppers Care More for Convenience Than Deals

BY E.B. Boyd | 12-08-2010 | 8:38 PM | DESIGN

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are all about deals, right? That's what retailers think. But an analysis of holiday shopping sentiment, as shown in tweets and other social media postings on those two days, revealed that shoppers got ...READ MORE›

Behind The Scenes of CNN's Election Tech: iPads, Magic Walls, Holograms, Twitter

BY Austin Carr | 11-03-2010 | 12:29 PM | INNOVATION

Walking into CNN's newsroom is like walking into Best Buy during the holidays: gigantic flat panel displays are plastered all over the hangar-like space; people are running around frantically with laptops and Blackberrys and ...READ MORE›

Facebook, Twitter Election Results Prove Remarkably Accurate

BY Austin Carr | 11-03-2010 | 10:18 AM | INNOVATION

Do Facebook fans and Twitter conversations provide a more accurate portrait of elections than scientific polls?READ MORE›

Watch the Election in Real-Time Using Twitter, Google, Facebook, Foursquare

BY Austin Carr | 11-02-2010 | 12:19 PM | DESIGN

In the digital age, you can get a sneak peek at how the election is shaping up in real-time, before news anchors report and pundits spin. Here's our guide to following the mid-terms on the real-time Web.READ MORE›

CNN's Social Media Analytics Tool Shows Reid Up on Angle, Boxer Tied With Fiorina

BY Austin Carr | 11-01-2010 | 11:24 AM | INNOVATION

Social media analysis by Crimson Hexagon shows Harry Reid is topping Sharron Angle, and Barbara Boxer is tied with Carly Fiorina. READ MORE›

Harvard-Developed Tool Measures Real-Time Public Opinion on Social Media

BY Austin Carr | 10-22-2010 | 4:01 PM | DESIGN

How can opinion on Facebook and Twitter ever be accurately measured? Enter Crimson Hexagon, a social media monitoring and analysis firm that has helped Microsoft, HP, and CNN gauge public perception. READ MORE›