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Book Synopsis: BuzzFeed News Senior Reporter Lam Thuy Vo explains how to mine, process, and analyze data from the social web in meaningful ways with the Python programming language. Did fake Twitter accounts help sway a presidential election? What can Facebook and Reddit archives tell us about human behavior? In Mining Social Media, senior BuzzFeed reporter Lam Thuy Vo shows you how to use Python and key data analysis tools to find the stories buried in social media. Whether you're a professional journalist, an academic researcher, or a citizen investigator, you'll learn how to use technical tools to collect and analyze data from social media sources to build compelling, data-driven stories.
Learn how to:
- Write Python scripts and use APIs to gather data from the social web
- Download data archives and dig through them for insights
- Inspect HTML downloaded from websites for useful content
- Format, aggregate, sort, and filter your collected data using Google Sheets
- Create data visualizations to illustrate your discoveries
- Perform advanced data analysis using Python, Jupyter Notebooks, and the pandas library
- Apply what you've learned to research topics on your own
Social media is filled with thousands of hidden stories just waiting to be told. Learn to use the data-sleuthing tools that professionals use to write your own data-driven stories.
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Are you ready to uncover the hidden stories of the social media world? Introducing Mining Social Media: Finding Stories in Internet Data, an incredible book by senior BuzzFeed reporter Lam Thuy Vo. This book will equip you with the essential skills to mine, process, and analyze social web data using the powerful Python programming language.
With the rise of fake news and the impact of social media on political discourse, it's more important than ever to understand the insights hidden within platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Mining Social Media shows you how to utilize Python and data analysis tools to reveal the truths behind the noise. You'll be able to answer pressing questions like, did fake Twitter accounts influence a presidential election?
No matter if you're a journalist, researcher, or citizen investigator, this book is your guide to collecting and analyzing social media data to construct compelling, data-driven narratives. Learn how to write Python scripts, leverage APIs, and download data archives for deep insights. Dive into the HTML of websites and uncover valuable content. Format, sort, and aggregate your collected data using Google Sheets. And that's not all - create stunning visualizations and conduct advanced analysis using Python libraries like Jupyter Notebooks and pandas.
But why stop there? With the knowledge gained from Mining Social Media, you'll have the confidence to embark on your own research ventures. Discover the captivating stories hidden within the vast ocean of social media data. Start your journey today by ordering this book!
Order your copy now and unlock a world of data-driven storytelling.
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