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Below is an article that was published 2 years ago on TheNextWeb that provides details on how TNW Index's data intelligence
algorithm identified the most talked about technology companies. Index is now open to the public and no longer in closed beta.
View the original news article at:
http://thenextweb.com/voice/2015/01/05/product-weve-secretly-working-tnw-index/

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TNWIndex
PatrickDeLaive,thenextwe.com

January
5, 2015
Januar5th,2017

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