Eve Ahearn
Former MSc Student
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12 May 2015
12 May 2015
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From Jonathan Bright and Scott Hale’s blog post on Twitter Use.
In the run-up to the general election we conducted a number of investigations into relative candidate and party use of social media and other online platforms. The site elections.oii.ox.ac.uk has served as our hub for elections-related data analysis. There is much to look over, but this blog post can guide you through.
“What if mentions were votes?” by Jonathan Bright and Scott Hale
“Which parties are having the most impact on Twitter?” by Jonathan Bright and Scott Hale
“The (Local) General Election on Twitter” by Jonathan Bright
“Where do people mention candidates on Twitter?” by Jonathan Bright
Twitter + Wikipedia
“Online presence of the General Election Candidates: Labour Wins Twitter while Tories take Wikipedia” by Taha Yasseri
Wikipedia
“Which parties were most read on Wikipedia?” by Jonathan Bright
“Does anyone read Wikipedia around election time?” by Taha Yasseri
Google Trends
“What does it mean to win a debate anyway?: Media Coverage of the Leaders’ Debates vs. Google Search Trends” by Eve Ahearn
Social Media Overall
“Could social media be used to forecast political movements?” by Jonathan Bright
“Social Media are not just for elections” by Helen Margetts
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