Use: Identifying newsworthy topics on Twitter
Dataminr is the latest tool for journalists to mine Twitter’s firehose of information for newsworthy leads. I’ve shared on this blog other similar social media discovery tools , including NewsWhip Spike, Geofeedia, Facebook Conversations and CrowdyNews. (This site, although a bit dated, lists a range of news discovery tools and services).
Developed jointly with CNN and Twitter, Dataminr allows journalists to “set targeted alerts for certain types of breaking information that are then delivered automatically via application, email, pop-up, even instant message, depending on a user’s preference. Dataminr for News can be customized depending on a user’s particular topics of interest and regions of focus. Dataminr for News can also be directly integrated into existing internal client systems.”
The tool has not yet launched and no indication, yet, on when it will be available.
More:
re/code: Breaking News from Twitter: There’s Breaking News on Twitter
TechCrunch: CNN And Twitter Partner With Dataminr To Create News Tool For Journalists
