Abstract:Twitter is now a fixture of society, an online meeting place for people to air their grievances about human rights and civil liberty, discuss global warming, stalk celebrities and show off their cats. An unedited forum of comments that is a gold mine of free data for those who seek to monitor opinions on everything from mobile phone providers to voting preferences. It is now unusual for modern political candidates not to sustain a social media presence during their campaign in order to connect with their const… Show more
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