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Discovering the True Identity of @horse_js

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Embark on a humorous and data-driven journey in this JSConf US 2018 conference talk as Burke Holland and Jasmine Greenway attempt to uncover the true identity behind the popular Twitter parody account @horse_js. Explore the ingenious process they developed, leveraging machine learning techniques, Azure Functions, Cosmos DB, and Cognitive Services API to analyze tweets, followers, and various data points. Delve into sentiment analysis, time series analysis, and graph analysis as the speakers compare tweets, examine follower patterns, and conduct frequency analysis. Learn about the assumptions made, the questions asked, and the aggregate queries performed in this entertaining quest to solve the mystery of @horse_js's identity.

Syllabus

Intro
Meet Burke Jasmine
How the idea came about
What is Horse Genius
The Process
The Questions
Assumptions
How will we do this
Meet Vadim
What is machine learning
When do you need machine learning
Getting started
Azure Functions
Cosmos DB
Cognitive Services API
Sentiment Analysis
Time Series Analysis
Graph Analysis
Comparing the tweets
Comparing the followers
Frequency analysis
Aggregate query
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