Saturday, November 3, 2012

What Are Your Facebook Friends' Politics? This App Knows

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The presidential election is just days away, which means those political rants on Facebook have never been more popular. It's easy to tell where some of your more outspoken friends may fall on the political spectrum, but what about those who have...


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Friday, November 02, 2012 7:43 PM
It was shaping up to be a classic 'Revenge of the Nerds' scenario. In one corner, we had Nate Silver, the stats whiz whose algorithmic models have correctly called everything from baseball rankings to the 2008 and 2010 elections. In the other, a...


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Friday, November 02, 2012 6:28 PM
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Friday, November 02, 2012 5:24 PM
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Friday, November 02, 2012 3:41 PM
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Friday, November 02, 2012 3:32 PM
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Friday, November 02, 2012 2:01 PM
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Friday, November 02, 2012 2:00 PM
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