"... Does archived social media data have any value in itself, or is it the application which determines the value of the data? ..." No, yes. "... What are so

"... Does archived social media data have any value in itself, or is it the application which determines the value of the data? ..." No, yes. "... What are some possible uses for archived social media information? ..." What problem does this solve for you? ps: I like being able to get "Top 1000100 Tweeters based on Followers" by selecting ~ http://www.tweetheap.com/followers/10000 http://www.tweetheap.com/followers/10000