CHAPTER 11

Dataminr (Real-Time Information Discovery)

Founded in 2009, Dataminr uses location analytics to transform the Twitter stream and other public data sets into actionable signals, discovering must-know information in real-time for clients in Finance, the Public Sector, News, Security and Crisis Management. With over 150 ­employees (2016), Dataminr is headquartered in New York City, with offices in DC, London, San Francisco, and Montana. Using proprietary algorithms, Dataminr instantly analyzes all public tweets and other publicly available data to deliver the earliest signals for breaking news, real-world events, off the radar context and perspective, and emerging trends.

Dataminr’s clustering and event processing engine distills over ...

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