Personal Democracy Forum 2008
Note by Mr. Jordan Raynor:
Matthew Hurst - microsoft live labs - social media data and analysis
Any post out there has a title, tags, etc...We also know some things about the author (interest, age, sex). We also have access to most of their past posts.
What can we do with this data?
MAPPING THE BLOGOSPHERE
If blogger A has a post that mentions blogger B and blogger B eventually links back to blogger A, it is reciprocal. CLUSTERING
Denser linking in the political blogosphere
What effect does the blogospeher map have on a news aggregate site like sayfiereview.com or sayfienews.com
APPLICATIONS:POLITICIANS
January 29 was the turning point in the blogosphere towards Obama in the blog community. Florida primary? Maybe people began to realize that McCain was the nominee and the bloggers woke up to the fact that Obama needed to be the nominee. Shift in focus
Blog tags relating to oil is skyrocketing (ironically with the price of oil)
OFFSHORE DRILLING IS OFF THE CHARTS - this is huge, but not surprising news for our readers who are interested in Florida politics
BlewsViews - check it out
Conclusion:
The social media aggregate is rich in opportunities for the political process
Applications can be built that would benefit both political professionals and citizens
Any post out there has a title, tags, etc...We also know some things about the author (interest, age, sex). We also have access to most of their past posts.
What can we do with this data?
MAPPING THE BLOGOSPHERE
If blogger A has a post that mentions blogger B and blogger B eventually links back to blogger A, it is reciprocal. CLUSTERING
Denser linking in the political blogosphere
What effect does the blogospeher map have on a news aggregate site like sayfiereview.com or sayfienews.com
APPLICATIONS:POLITICIANS
January 29 was the turning point in the blogosphere towards Obama in the blog community. Florida primary? Maybe people began to realize that McCain was the nominee and the bloggers woke up to the fact that Obama needed to be the nominee. Shift in focus
Blog tags relating to oil is skyrocketing (ironically with the price of oil)
OFFSHORE DRILLING IS OFF THE CHARTS - this is huge, but not surprising news for our readers who are interested in Florida politics
BlewsViews - check it out
Conclusion:
The social media aggregate is rich in opportunities for the political process
Applications can be built that would benefit both political professionals and citizens
