An overview of using the Twitter API for data collection.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stephens, Luke, author.

Series:

SAGE research methods: doing research online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Twitter.

Application program interfaces (Computer software).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Other Title:

Overview of using the Twitter application programming interface for data collection

Place of Publication:

London : SAGE Publications, Ltd., 2022.

Summary:

Twitter has become an increasingly powerful tool for shaping public perception and sharing information, both as a key platform for politicians and a source for public health information. This guide provides an overview of using Twitter as a research tool, showing that, while the platform is often dismissed for not reflecting 'real life', it is increasingly at the zeitgeist of the convergence between the physical and the digital world. To analyse these growing developments, the guide discusses and explains the Twitter API, what type of data can be taken from Twitter, and how the open nature of the platform shapes the type of data that is available for research. The guide also discusses important limitations and ethical considerations that should be addressed. As such, the guide provides an important overview for researchers wishing to take advantage of using Twitter for a variety of purposes and addresses important considerations to make in the process.

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (Sage, viewed March 31, 2023).

ISBN:

1-5296-0929-1

9781529609295

OCLC:

1335036713