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Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 13:47:57 -0700
Subject: Re: Python powering giant screen in Times Square
From: Eric Snow <ericsnowcurrently@gmail.com>
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On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Jason Ford <jason@feedmagnet.com> wrote:
> Verizon has a giant HD screen in Times Square today showing a live
> feed of social media activity =96 and it's built entirely in Python.
>
> Our app, FeedMagnet, aggregates and curates social content and is
> powering the screen. It has a Django front-end and pure Python backend
> to talk to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, Foursquare, and
> other sources.
>
> So if you happen to be in Times Square for the crazy party today, tell
> the people around you that big social media screen is powered by
> Python!

Wow!  That's awesome.  Thanks for sharing this!

-eric

>
> - Jason (founder of FeedMagnet)
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