TickerTags

TickerTags
Founder Chris Camillo
Founded at Dallas, Texas
Website https://www.tickertags.com

TickerTags is a social data intelligence company, located in the US. The company is known for having accurately predicted the Brexit results in 2016 using Twitter data.[1]

The company was founded in 2015, by the American investor Chris Camillo.[2]

History

The company was founded in 2015, as a technology startup in Dallas, Texas. It was first launched as a free beta for entrepreneurs and regular people.[2][3]

TickerTags gather data from Twitter and other social media channels, and use the information for generating predictive models.[4] In 2016 the company made several predictions that forged its name, including accurate predictions about Pokemon Go,[5] the results of the 2016 Brexit referendum[6] and Netflix.[7] Recently it also made predictions regarding sales figures of Starbucks.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Duggan, Wayne (24 June 2016). "TickerTags First to Call Brexit Results Using Twitter Data". Benzinga. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 "The Pitch : Dallas Startup Tickertags to Launch Beta". Bizjournals.com. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Stock investors: TickerTags is now offering a free, early-warning listening platform". VentureBeat. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "How Hedge Funds Use Twitter to Gain an Edge in Trading". The Epoch Times. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Duggan, Wayne (12 July 2016). "Pokémon's Wild Comeback Dominated Social Chatter Of Previous Apps". Benzinga. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Chung, Frank (2 November 2016). "Trump pushes 'fear index' to Brexit levels". News Corp. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Netflix Earnings: Analyzing Social Media Activity Ahead Of The Report". Seeking Alpha. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  8. ↑ Bary, Emily (1 February 2017). "Will a Starbucks Boycott Actually Help Sales?". Barrons. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
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