MIT Professor invents algorithm that can predict Twitter trends

James Dohnert
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Professor Devavrat Shah of MIT invents new way for Twitter to monetize tweets

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) associate professor Devavrat Shah has announced the creation of a new algorithm that can predict Twitter trends hours in advance. The new algorithm wa...

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