Twitter Data: What Do They Represent?
Abstract
Scholarly research into the uses of social media has become a major area of growth in recent years, as the adoption of social media for public communication itself has continued apace. While social media platforms provide ready avenues for data access through their Application Programming interfaces, it is increasingly important to think through exactly what these data represent, and what conclusions about the role of social media in society the research which is based on such data therefore enables. This article explores these issues especially for one of the currently leading social media platforms: Twitter.
Keywords
Twitter; Social Media; Analytics
Cite as
Bruns, A., & Stieglitz, S. (2014). Twitter Data: What Do They Represent?. it — Information Technology, 56(5), 240–245.Details
Publication type
Research article (journal)
Peer reviewed
Yes
Publication status
Published
Year
2014
Journal
it – Information Technology
Volume
56
Issue
5
Start page
240
End page
245
Language
English
ISSN
2196-7032
DOI