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Social Media Lie Detector Sorts Fact from Rumor
Internet trolls and anarchists beware: European computer scientists are working on a system to separate fact from false rumor online.
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If all goes well, the lie-detector will be able to categorize an online rumor as speculation, controversy, misinformation or disinformation. Then it will automatically assess the source, zeroing in on factors like automated bots and newly created Twitter accounts, according to the press release. Finally it will display the results on a dashboard, making the truth easier to spot.
The detector is part of a three-year project called Pheme, named after the personification of fame and rumor in Greco-Roman mythology. Five universities and four companies are collaborating on it, with the University of Sheffield at the helm.The system isnt intended for deciphering celebrity gossip although that would be amazing. Instead, Pheme has more serious aims, the BBC reported.
Currently its not possible to automatically analyze, in real time, whether a piece of information is true or false, according toKalina Bontcheva, a senior researcher at the University of Sheffield who is leading the project. his is what weve now set out to achieve, she said in a press release.
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The Pheme team plans to test the system out on digital journalists in Switzerland at Swissinfo.chand in a healthcare setting with the Institute of Psychiatry at Kings College London. The EU-funded project could help emergency responders, government officials and journalists quickly debunk unfounded rumors that crop up on social media. In the meantime, theres an old-fashioned technique called asking questions.
Photo: The Mouth of Truth in Rome. Scientists are working on a lie detector for online rumors. Credit: Shadowgate, Flickr Creative Commons.
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How Enterprise Social Networking Can Help Sage 50 Users to Share Information, Work Smarter and Collaborate Better
Dublin, Ireland (PRWEB) February 21, 2014
Social networking technology has the potential to increase the productivity of knowledge workers by 20-25%. It increases communication and collaboration within a company, helping employees to share and find information, decreasing the time spent looking for answers and therefore increasing work efficiency.
Enterprise Social Networking brings the power of social technology into the workplace by creating secure online communities that allow information to be shared company-wide with ease. Enterprise Social Networking may be of great benefit to both SMBs and larger enterprises, but the value delivered and the reasons why are quite different.
Firstly, in all companies, the news of new customer acquisitions or project win is always important and uplifting. However, in larger companies this news can be somewhat abstract for most members of staff affecting them indirectly or not at all. This is vastly different in smaller companies where a customer acquisition or project win can have a direct impact on everyone in a very practical way. For SMBs, it could mean that teams need to be rearranged or orders need to be placed with vendors.
Secondly, large enterprises thrive on scale and tend to be driven by standard processes. Economies of scale mean that software systems can be written or configured to support the very precise requirements of the business. Smaller companies do not have the luxury of economies of scale and are less driven by standard processes. This can make them more agile than their larger rivals, but they pay the price of reduced productivity. Gaps in automation are covered by an over-reliance on phone and email messages; which can be lost or forgotten. Manually transferred data between disparate systems can lead to errors; copying data from the wrong spreadsheet and so on. The right kind of Enterprise Social Network can help automate many of these ad-hoc processes, ensuring that the right people are kept informed and that the right information can always be found.
There is tremendous scope for Enterprise Social Networking solutions to help SMBs close the productivity gap between them and their larger rivals.
Yet the majority of companies who offer social networking services, including Yammer, Jive Software and IBM Connections, only target large enterprises.
Suntico is the worlds first Enterprise Social Network that links seamlessly with SMBs Sage 50 accounting records. Suntico turns Sage 50 accounting software in the finance department into a social workplace for the whole company. Sitting as a layer on top of the accounting records, Suntico can help increase productivity and collaboration by enhancing communication between employees and makes finding and sharing information easier.
The latest release of Suntico, released earlier this month, includes a host of enhancements around account management, task management and enhanced search features, making it even easier for SMBs to utilise this valuable new social networking technology.
Free trials are available at http://suntico.com.
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RachelGardner published Councils urge social networks to introduce Neknominate warnings
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SOCIAL networking sites Facebook and Twitter should introduce warnings over the drinking game Neknominate, councils in England and Wales have said.
The game, which involves people filming themselves downing alcohol and then nominating someone else to continue, has been linked to several deaths.
The BBC reports that the Local Government Association (LGA) labelled Neknominate a "totally irresponsible craze".
It said social media companies have a responsibility to show health warnings.
Earlier this month teenagers taking part in the craze sparked a police and fire service response in Bristol after climbing over railings onto the banks of the river Avon.
Officers were called after a member of the public spotted two girls he believed to be aged 15 or 16 climbing over railings next to the A4 Portway between the Clifton Suspension Bridge and Sea Mills shortly before 4pm on February 7.
The caller feared they could get stuck in the mud or swept away by the river.
Police and firefighters were called out, with Avon Fire and Rescue Service mobilising two fire engines and the swift water rescue team and boat, based in Bedminster.
Police reached the scene first and found that the teenagers were attempting to film a stunt for the online drinking game, which started in Australia but has spread across the UK via social media.
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