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The phrase "x is unparalleled" implies uniqueness by virtue of the value it provides. GP is basically saying twitter has accumulated a vast wealth of social da
by DigitalJack 10y ago
The phrase "x is unparalleled" implies uniqueness by virtue of the value it provides.
GP is basically saying twitter has accumulated a vast wealth of social data that is immensely valuable to the research community.
- oldmanjay 10y agoSounds like the academic community should be charged for access to the data, if there is so much value in there.
- bbctol 10y agoFor full access to the twitter archive, they are, though a lot of data can be gleaned from what's publicly posted.
- oldmanjay 10y agoIn retrospect I should have assumed that to be the case
- Tempest1981 10y agoThe media is clearly benefiting, with many stories backed by a Donald Trump tweet. But if the tweets weren't free to begin with, they might not be as newsworthy.
- JumpCrisscross 10y ago> the media is clearly benefiting Journalists certainly are. Getting quotes was hard work. Now it consists of trawling Twitter. Not sure if this has been a boon or bane for journalism, however.
- Godel_unicode 10y ago> Journalists certainly are In the short term, anyway. The substitution of Twitter-trawling for actual journalism and research is doing immense damage in the long run.
- Godel_unicode 10y agoI think you (and many others) have this relationship by the wrong end. Things which are valuable are frequently rare/unique, whereas there are many unique/rare things with no value whatsoever. As others in this thread have implied, the lack of ability to monetize is strongly correlated with a lack of real value.