With the 85th annual Academy Awards drawing to a close, one question remains — how good of a job did Google’s search popularity do at indicating which films would win? The answer is "pretty good." Of the six awards for which it hazarded a guess, Google correctly predicted four — Best Picture (Argo), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Anne Hathaway for Les Misérables), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Christoph Waltz for Django Unchained), and Best Actress in a Leading Role (Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook). Following the show, Lawrence also took the "award" for Most-Googled Oscar Nominee Across All Categories.
Simple Google search popularity isn't that far off the mark
Of course, as far as algorithms go, you could...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/25/4026874/google-search-rankings-correctly-pick-four-out-of-six-oscar-winners
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