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Posted 24 days ago. http://timothysykes.com/2008/04/21/lie-detector-for-talking-heads-grave-consequences-for-tv-interviews/

Lie Detector For Talking Heads: Grave Consequences For TV Interviews

Tags: CNBC, Cool Products, Financial Media Circus, Manipulation, Videos

You guys know I’ve been on my “nearly everyone in this industry is full of BS / the financial media is an unfunny joke” crusade for a while now, but with regards to a product that actually does something about it–or claims to–unsuprisingly, I’ve been outscooped by the world’s top financial blogger Barry Ritholtz.

RealScoop uses their special voice analysis technology to measure the believeability of what people say in videos–yeah that’s right, useless talking heads, corporate scumbags execs: get scared. Cute, right? A lie detector and a big scary guy patting a baseball bat standing beside them would def. work better, but baby steps…

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17 Responses

  1. 1Mike

    April 21st, 2008 at 11:15 am

    TIGR is getting destroyed right now - WOW!

  2. 2timsykes

    April 21st, 2008 at 11:17 am

    down $5 in 20 minutes, its a beautiful thing to see, even more beautiful when u’re short!

    PDO has a nice spike, but not really up enough yet

  3. 3monkiman

    April 21st, 2008 at 11:18 am

    TIGR is a freakin fraud, there was share sold for $999, and now its down $2.70

  4. 4Ju

    April 21st, 2008 at 11:40 am

    AHHHHHHHHHH, I want some TIGR to short!!!!!!!
    BTW, sexy book Tim, one of rare times i enjoyed the reading from cover to back.
    BEXP, been looking to short for several days but no sure signs yet.

  5. 5Sean

    April 21st, 2008 at 11:48 am

    do they have a believability meter, for the believability of the believability meter actually being true scientific voice analysis or just pure animated believability bar rubbish? it would be cool but i feel like this is the gaff

  6. 6Roderic

    April 21st, 2008 at 11:48 am

    bexp holding steady around 9.70 ish

  7. 7timsykes

    April 21st, 2008 at 11:57 am

    shorted 1,500 EDEN at $2.20, goal is to cover under $2 today, tomorrow or wed.

  8. 8Mike

    April 21st, 2008 at 11:57 am

    Made a quick 11.72% on TIGR, gotta love the volatility.

  9. 9Mike

    April 21st, 2008 at 12:01 pm

    Apparently I cannot get EDEN shares from E*Trade, as I was looking at shorting as well.

  10. 10Neil The Real Deal

    April 21st, 2008 at 12:13 pm

    did they make this little analysis of this video before or after the Bear Stearns collapse?

  11. 11Matt

    April 21st, 2008 at 12:27 pm

    Sorry, but lie detectors are bunk. Pathological liars can convince themselves that what they are saying is true and are thus able to fool any lie detector - conventional or voice based. All they measure is stress levels, which doesn’t indicate lies, just stress.

  12. 12Margie

    April 21st, 2008 at 12:50 pm

    FEED took off with heavy volume again, now time to watch when it gets ready to short.

  13. 13timinhumboldt

    April 21st, 2008 at 1:03 pm

    Im telling you guys this TTTHEDGEFUND is on fire
    His real time trading and time stamped trades
    are on fire. Heres a piece from today. He frequently quotes
    Tim and is a huge fan!

    Thomas says (12:37 PM):
    Tom
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    132 wins
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    84% success
    Thomas says (12:38 PM):
    Remember that always I take one futures contract as one position
    Thomas says (12:38 PM):
    121,5k made
    Tom says (12:39 PM):
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    Tom says (12:40 PM):
    I have logged in a 54.8% gain since March 3rd …and this is my recordkeeping at Legg mason and OXPS

  14. 14timinhumboltisGAY

    April 21st, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    Ghey Ghey Ghey.

    Lame, BS, stupidity.

    No one cares.

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  15. 15Ju

    April 21st, 2008 at 1:48 pm

    BEXP failed to break 10 multiple times and now its dropping a little.
    NSTR a buy if it break 1.90? but now sellers piling up at 1.85.
    im new to trading, confusing but very interesting and exciting.

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