"The Listening Machine is an automated system that generates a continuous piece of music based on the activity of 500 Twitter users around the United Kingdom. Their conversations, thoughts and feelings are translated into musical patterns in real time, which you can tune in to at any point through any web-connected device."

"Swift is a Free and Open Source toolset for crowdsourced situational awareness and is a collaborative effort by several leading organizations in this space. The first use of Swift is as a complement to Ushahidi to monitor the Indian 2009 Elections"

"Add your Twitter backlog feed to your favorite calendar application and browse through your personal Twitter diary, making your Twitter history both fun and useful!"

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