Using social media to gauge Iranian public opinion and mood after the 2009 election

In the months after the contested Iranian presidential election in June 2009, Iranians spoke out about the election using Twitter--a social media service that allows users to send short text messages, called tweets, with relative anonymity. This research analyzed more than 2.5 million tweets discuss...

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Other Authors: Elson, Sara Beth (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND National Security Research Division c2012.
Edition:1st ed
Series:RAND Corporation technical report series Using social media to gauge Iranian public opinion and mood after the 2009 election
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009433086006719
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Summary:In the months after the contested Iranian presidential election in June 2009, Iranians spoke out about the election using Twitter--a social media service that allows users to send short text messages, called tweets, with relative anonymity. This research analyzed more than 2.5 million tweets discussing the Iran election that were sent in the nine months following it, drawing insights into Iranian public and mood in the post-election period.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (109 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781280126994
9786613530851