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{{about|the prediction software|internet-based programs|Internet bot}}
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'''Web Bot''' is an [[internet bot]] computer program whose developers claim is able to predict future events by tracking keywords entered on the internet. It was developed in 1997, originally to predict stock market trends.<ref name=telegraph>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6227357/Web-bot-project-makes-prophecy-of-2012-apocalypse.html|title='Web-bot project' makes prophecy of 2012 apocalypse|last=Chivers|first=Tom|date=24 September 2009|work=The Daily Telegraph |___location=London |accessdate=4 October 2009 }}</ref> The creator of the Web Bot Project, [[Clif High]], along with his associate [[George Ure]], keep the technology and [[algorithm]]s largely secret and sell the predictions via the website.
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