Twitter is not the Gutenberg Press. The 'Big Data' revolution is over-hyped. Nevertheless, Twitter is significant in a number of …
Establishing a Presence: Advice for PhD Students
Being Director of Graduate Studies gives me plenty of time to reflect on what I'd like students to get out of graduate education. …
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Slideshare Tutorial
One of the PhD students I work with, Weiai Xu, has put together an informative slideshow for how to download Twitter …
Why I Use Python for Academic Research
Academics and other researchers have to choose from a variety of research skills. Most social scientists do not add computer …
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