We're developing an app to do audio detection on political ads and return information about the ad and its veracity. Given the popularity of tools to listen to songs and return the title and artist, we think there is an interest in a tool like this. Most smartphone usage is done in the home, and this app will help people access trustworthy information about ads more easily.
The app will use echonest for the audio processing, and the team is working to connect the echonest fingerprint of an ad with information about the ad, and then with journalistic resources and analysis of the ad. The app is being developed for Android.
This idea came up at a brainstorming session at Hacks/Hackers Philadelphia.
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Do you have a Twitter
Do you have a Twitter interface? Most of the political ads are deconstructed / fact checked in near real time on Twitter now.
http://truthy.indiana.edu/ has some technology you might be able to use - not sure they've open-sourced it yet, though.
Thanks! Taking a look now.
Thanks! Taking a look now. Connecting with reliable, trustworthy information about the ads will be a big part of figuring out real world deployment. Also, real time responsiveness, since as you mention people chat on Twitter immediately. Not sure if databases of ad data will be updated as quickly as users will be listening/viewing ads and wanting information. Needs more research.
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