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DataCapable Uses Twitter Data to Help Utilities Resolve Power Outages Quickly

by liox on 4/30/15, 9:09 PM with 1 comments

  • by liox on 4/30/15, 9:10 PM

    Hi everyone! This is my 1st Hacker News submission. I'm the Data Science Director at DataCapable — we're a startup in the completely un-sexy Electrical Utility Industry. We find power outages by scanning social media; we're working to change the industry's entire approach to outage detection & customer service — and it's working!