DataSift Provides Real-Time Election Insight With 2012 Debates Social Pulse

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - Oct 16, 2012) - DataSift, the leading social data platform company, today announced the launch of the 2012 Debates Social Pulse, a real time, minute-by-minute view into Twitter social sentiment for presidential candidates as the debates happen, providing insight into the sentiment of the populous as a whole and isolated state-by-state, including key swing states. The 2012 Debates Social Pulse will also provide a view into how Twitter users are reacting to the candidates' positions on key issues, including the economy, healthcare, taxes, and social security.

DataSift CEO Rob Bailey @RMB will be Tweeting live at #dsdebates during tonight's presidential debate providing insight and perspective from DataSift's 2012 Debates Social Pulse.

DataSift is proud to be a certified Twitter data reseller partner, providing companies with insights from the billions of public social conversations on Twitter.

Who: DataSift, the leading social data platform company.

What: 2012 Debates Social Pulse, a real-time view of Twitter social sentiment for presidential candidates during the debates and beyond.

When:

• DataSift is currently tracking social sentiment for both candidates in real-time, and Debates Social Pulse will be live throughout the election season.
• Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 6:00 pm-7:30 pm Pacific: Join DataSift CEO, Rob Bailey @RMB, as he shares his perspective on the social reaction to the U.S. presidential debate as it happens on Twitter at #dsdebates

Where:

• http://election.datasift.com/
• Live insight into the social reaction to the U.S. presidential debate with DataSift CEO, Rob Bailey @RMB, on Twitter: #dsdebates

To learn more about DataSift, please visit: www.datasift.com

About DataSift
DataSift Inc. is the leading social data platform, enabling companies to aggregate, filter and extract insights from the billions of public social conversations on Twitter, leading social networks and millions of other sources. DataSift provides access to both real-time and historical social data to uncover insights and trends that relate to brands, businesses, financial markets, news and public opinion. DataSift has offices in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, and Reading, U.K. For more information, visit www.datasift.com and follow us on Twitter @datasift.