Oh btw, did we not think of patenting the ET autoFran engine? You're clearly a dangerous pinko commie pragmatist.
autofew When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
Asking for all that for 220K means they'll get crawler data by the ton and precious little well-informed analysis, in other words noise not signal. When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
But really they seem to be looking for advance notice of plots and schemes, and not more general online trends. Since there aren't that many genuine plots and schemes online - although I did hear of one community which wants to builds its own windmill - most reports will be fluff and padding dressed up in a consultant's suit.
More worrying would be evidence of a contract to infiltrate communities and networks - which is ferociously easy to do online.
Perhaps they haven't realised this yet.
<glances suspiciously around him>
Oops... When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind
It should be noted a principal got very strongly reprimanded, and suspended for six months, because of his blog... Auferre, trucidare, rapere, falsis nominibus imperium; atque, ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant.
And 220K would probably be taken on by one of these firms to do the job, but not with any great coverage/dedication.