Social Media vs. Big Data Analytics in US Presidential Election

Excerpt: While a lot of folks are getting lost in the battle between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama in what appears to be a race to prove who is least qualified to run the US, the more interesting battle may be between Big Data Analytics and Social Media. This battle is basically is pitting the old guard, HP, EMC, and HP, against the new guard, Google, Facebook and Twitter. The contest is to see which side can be the powerful tool in this election.

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