Ok I’ll admit it, while I’m usually very careful before jumping in with personal opinions during breaking news, I, like many others this week, let my emotions dictate what I typed regarding the Jian Ghomeshi fiasco. Very bad practice, I know, but human nonetheless. Sorry about that.
Lately, my associates and I have been doing quite a bit of social network visualization research for clients, typically using raw social data and comprehensive, fee-based custom tools. While these are great for deep analysis and strategic planning, sometimes a simple free tool can do the trick if all you are looking for is quick high-level insights. I would like to point out two such tools today, both of which rely on the Twitter API.
