Bookmakers are said to be worried after a company used social networking sites Facebook and Twitter to predict Rachael White’s eviction on Friday night.
Ladbrokes have said that viewers could make a fortune by using this strategy to place bets on the results of popular TV shows like The X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent and Big Brother.
Internet analysis firm Webtrends said that they measure how much different contestants are mentioned online and whether the comments are favourable or not.
Company boss Christian Howes said that although Sunshine Martyn was talked about most often on Facebook and Twiiter last week, Rachael White received more negative mentiosn.
He told The Sun: “I have analysed social media for previous series of Big Brother and shows like X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing.
“The mentions mirror the voting. In Big brother, the most mentioned housemates tend to get evicted. But in X Factor and Strictly,...
Ladbrokes have said that viewers could make a fortune by using this strategy to place bets on the results of popular TV shows like The X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent and Big Brother.
Internet analysis firm Webtrends said that they measure how much different contestants are mentioned online and whether the comments are favourable or not.
Company boss Christian Howes said that although Sunshine Martyn was talked about most often on Facebook and Twiiter last week, Rachael White received more negative mentiosn.
He told The Sun: “I have analysed social media for previous series of Big Brother and shows like X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing.
“The mentions mirror the voting. In Big brother, the most mentioned housemates tend to get evicted. But in X Factor and Strictly,...
- 6/21/2010
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
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