Tim Schwartz, a former Assistant Curator of Digital Media at NYC’s Museum of the Moving Image, has invented a funny, but curious device that monitors the number of Internet search results and news stories involving Paris Hilton versus the city of Paris, France called the Paris-O-Meter.
Tim Schwartz must have had quite a lot of time on his hands to measure the results in real time, as the data is measured in real time! I wonder if Paris Hilton would buy this?
Comparative Click Trackers
Paris-O-Meter Monitors Media Hits for Paris Hilton vs. Paris, France
Trend Themes
1. Real-time Internet Search Monitoring - The invention of the Paris-O-Meter demonstrates the potential of creating more real-time monitoring tools for analyzing trends on the internet.
2. Comparative Analysis Technology - Comparative click trackers like the Paris-O-Meter have the potential to be further developed and applied to various industries such as marketing and finance.
3. Entertainment Data Analysis - The Paris-O-Meter is a creative example of how data analysts can monitor trends in entertainment and media industries for market research and insights.
Industry Implications
1. Marketing - Real-time monitoring tools like the Paris-O-Meter can be used in marketing to analyze trends and gain insights about customer behavior.
2. Finance - Comparative analysis technology, like that used in the Paris-O-Meter, can provide financial analysts with new ways to measure and track market data.
3. Media and Entertainment - Innovations in data analysis tools such as the Paris-O-Meter can provide better insights for media and entertainment industries to make more informed decisions about content creation and marketing.