Category Archives: general

Interactive Custom Machine Classifier Histograms

 Posted on August 17, 2012 by Stuart Shulman

This is the latest DiscoverText filtering feature designed to speed up the creation of accurate custom machine classifiers. This video shows how we use an interactive display of classifier scores to isolate items in a dataset that require further human … Continue reading →

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Start-up Showcase

 Posted on August 2, 2012 by Stuart Shulman

Joe and I had fun fielding questions, passing out literature and giving away DiscoverText t-shirts. Many thanks once again for the excellent facilities and services from our MassChallenge hosts. We met some leaders of cool start-ups, a number of interesting … Continue reading →

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Fun with Text Analytics at Start-Up Showcase

 Posted on July 30, 2012 by Joseph Delfino

Tomorrow (7/31), DiscoverText will be on display at the MassChallenge Start-Up Showcase. The event, hosted by the New England Venture Capital Association will be held at One Marina Park from 6PM-9PM and will feature 90 of the MassChallenge Finalists. On … Continue reading →

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Shout Out to Boston New Tech Meetup #BNT19

 Posted on July 25, 2012 by Joseph Delfino

A big thanks goes out to the organizers of the Boston New Technology Meetup, held at the Microsoft NERD Center on Tuesday, July 25th (#BNT19). The Citigroup-sponsored event gathered a nice crowd of entrepreneurs, technologists, and start-up enthusiasts, all of whom … Continue reading →

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Boston New Technology Meetup July 2012 #bnt19

 Posted on July 21, 2012 by Stuart Shulman

Come learn about 6 innovative and exciting technology products and network with the Boston/Cambridge startup community! Each presenter gets 5 minutes for product demonstration and 5 minutes for Q&A. Looks like a full house for this Citibank-sponsored event, and @Texifter … Continue reading →

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Coding Off a List

 Posted on July 1, 2012 by Stuart Shulman

We are always looking for ways to speed up the process of creating accurate custom machine classifiers. Coding off a list is one such method. This video demonstrates a simple approach that can be applied to a variety of text … Continue reading →

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Texifter in MassChallenge Finals

 Posted on May 30, 2012 by Joseph Delfino

Following a sublime second round pitch made by Stu on borrowed shoes and less than 5 hours of sleep, Texifter moved into the finals of the MassChallenge. This afternoon, MassChallenge revealed the 125 finalists, 46 of which are high-tech companies, … Continue reading →

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Analyzing Co-Occurrences

 Posted on May 22, 2012 by Josh Sowalsky

A common question we hear at Texifter is, “How can one derive co-occurrences in a slice of data?” DiscoverText makes this process relatively easy – when starting with one known variable. For instance, one might like to see which hashtags … Continue reading →

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Using Twitter Bios & GNIP Rules to Find Domain Specific Twitter Users and Important Tweets

 Posted on May 18, 2012 by Stuart Shulman

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Texifter in MassChallenge Semifinal

 Posted on May 10, 2012 by Joseph Delfino

Texifter moved into the MassChallenge semifinals earlier this week.  Fresh off pitching the River Valley Investors and LaunchPad Investors, this new pitch will be our third in less than a month. MassChallenge was lauded by President Obama at the 2012 … Continue reading →

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Exporting TopMeta

 Posted on April 26, 2012 by Josh Sowalsky

Due to popular demand, the product development team at Texifter is proud to announce that “TopMeta” is now exportable! What does this mean, you might ask? What is TopMeta? When you import either your own data or live social media … Continue reading →

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“You Don’t Say”

 Posted on April 19, 2012 by Stuart Shulman

 I am looking forward to making a joint presentation with JetBlue employee Jeremy Kasle at the upcoming 2012 SIOP conference in San Diego, CA. Our panel also has experts from Dell & Google and we anticipate sharing best practices with … Continue reading →

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As Syria Falls, Russia Rises…on Twitter

 Posted on April 12, 2012 by Josh Sowalsky

Bordering Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, and Jordan, Syria has served as a linchpin of geopolitical stability in the Middle East for decades. In spite of its many years of single-party dictatorial rule, its track-record of Lebanese encroachment, and its continuous … Continue reading →

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Tracking Anti-Smoking Campaign Effects Online

 Posted on March 27, 2012 by Glen Szczypka

The use of social media has grown exponentially over the last several years.  In fact, most television programs and televised advertising have a social media component, designed to expand reach and engagement with the audience.   To date, the tobacco control … Continue reading →

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Decoding the Hunger Games

 Posted on March 24, 2012 by Marie Lena Tupot

Essentially, everybody is trying to tell a story these days. Unfortunately, what we’ve been finding is that the stories are getting increasingly prescribed. That’s true for media and brands. There’s a confidence that gets lost when the question of who … Continue reading →

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