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Apple buys social analytics firm Topsy

Here’s another example of the value the IT industry is placing on analytics software, the same type of software that Alif develops. And I know that Alif analytics is faster and more versatile than Topsy.

Topsy enables users to examine Twitter conversations and pick out trending topics, hashtags or influential people using the social network. The company features a search engine specifically for Twitter where users can search for topics or tweets. Apple paid around $200M for Topsy.