Friday, September 12, 2014

Twitter mines: at the digital coalface

Twitter mines: at the digital coalface   IntroductionIn 1849, in a desperate attempt to stop local miners rushing to California to join the new gold rush, Dr M.F Stephenson, head of the local Mint, is famously misquoted as saying "There's gold in them thar hills" as he pointed to the surrounding peaks in the town of Dahlonega, Georgia.In actual fact, he said "There's millions in it", and the real quote is as true today as it was over 150 years ago: if you find the right mine, there are millions, even billions to be made from it. Read more >