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Topsy Analytics Gets Political
Hundreds of millions of conversations occur on Twitter each day, many of them politically charged and talking about the 2012 elections. Starting today, we help make sense of those conversations.…
Posted in: Topsy in Action, Using TopsyThe Top Tens of #London2012: July 23 – 29
The Olympic Games so far have had an enormous presence on Twitter. In fact, so many people in London were tweeting about events as they happened that surges of Twitter…
Posted in: Topsy in ActionTwitter’s Take On The Olympics Opening Ceremony
In the months before the Olympics were set to kick off, artist Danny Boyle’s plans for the landscape and feel of the opening ceremony were in part revealed (and in…
Posted in: Topsy in Action#London2012 Rivalries on Twitter
The Olympics has always been accompanied by athletic rivalries. This year, big-name rivalries have been gaining much attention – particularly on the social Web. Since London 2012 also happens to…
Posted in: Topsy in Action2012 Olympics on Twitter
Using Topsy’s analytic capabilities, here’s a snapshot of various metrics calculated from Twitter conversations about the 2012 Olympics, including mention volume, sentiment and trending measurements. Enjoy! *Topsy computes sentiment scores…
Posted in: Topsy in ActionThe Top Tens of #London2012: July 16-22nd
The upcoming Summer Olympics are the first to be accompanied by widespread use of social media. In light of this, every Monday, Topsy will be releasing a weekly bulletin of…
Posted in: Topsy in ActionTwitter reacts to Colorado #theatershooting
Within an hour after the horrific and devestating 12:08am shooting at the Aurora, Colorado premiere of The Dark Knight Rises, the number of mentions per minute on Twitter referring to…
Posted in: Topsy in ActionMLB All Star Game on Twitter
As the MLB All Star Game wraps up, and Melky Cabrera is awarded the MVP (#gogiants!), it’s the perfect time to review the game via tweets. This year’s All Star…
Posted in: Topsy in Action#Higgs Boson Gaining Mass on Twitter
At 8am UTC yesterday, July 4th, scientists at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) in Geneva held a conference to deliver their latest news: evidence for the existence of…
Posted in: Topsy in ActionSupreme Court’s Ruling on Obamacare & Twitter’s Reaction
On Thursday the Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection portion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) also commonly referred to as Obamacare. Surprising to most, however, was the rare turn…
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