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NLCS Sentiment: Giants Fans on Twitter Recover
On Sunday, our own San Francisco Giants lost the first game of the NLCS against the St. Louis Cardinals. Disappointed fans took to Twitter, and their sadness was reflected in…
Posted in: Topsy in ActionAmerica’s Pastime: Politics or Ball Games?
Once every four Octobers, Americans have to choose between political debates and postseason ball games on primetime TV. This year, we wondered how the traffic on Twitter compared: did Twitter…
Posted in: Topsy in ActionVisualizing #Debate Discussion on Twitter
Last evening, Gov. Romney and President Obama went head-to-head in the first of a series of debates to take place this election season. This particular 1.5-hour long session involved six…
Posted in: Topsy in ActionSentiment for #NFL plummets with replacement refs
Last night’s 14-12 victory for Seattle over Green Bay might have ended well for the Seahawks, but both teams were frustrated with the inconsistent calls made by replacement referees. With…
Posted in: Topsy in ActionVisualizing Election Sentiment
In August, Topsy and Twitter partnered with polling firms The Mellman Group and North Star Opinion Research to bring you the Twitter Political Index. This project, called “Twindex” for short,…
Posted in: Topsy in ActionOver 16,000 Tweets Per Minute During #iPhone5 Launch
Apple’s newest version of the iPhone – the iPhone 5 – was officially revealed today at a San Francisco conference. This highly anticipated new iPhone gained a lot of attention…
Posted in: Topsy in ActionRNC vs DNC in Tweets
Political junkies worldwide took to Twitter over the past two weeks to voice opinions about the Conventions. Here at Topsy, we wondered: how did the numbers stack up between Parties?…
Posted in: Topsy in Action“We the People” on Twitter
In September 2011, The Obama administration released an online project called “We the People”, an easy to use web-based petitioning system that allows anyone over the age of 13 to…
Posted in: Topsy in ActionElection 2012: Twindex values for Swing States and Key Issues
To complement the Twitter Political Index (or “Twindex”, for short) and USA Today’s Election Meter, we will also publish a series of reports with deeper analysis such as swing state…
Posted in: Topsy in ActionSuper PACs and Sentiment
Excessively negative political advertisements seem to be flowing freely from both sides of this year’s Presidential race. Rather than extolling the virtues of either candidate, messages from both official campaigns…
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