Get Your Data From Social Media: Little Quick Fix [Paperback]

Social media data can be vast and understanding which data source works best for a research project, as well as the ethical considerations it requires and how to go about extracting and analysing this data, is fundamental for students to grasp. Working with social media data requires a specific set of knowledge and skills and this Fix answers questions such as:

• Can social media data meet my research needs?
• How do I gather and use social media data ethically?
• What social media data do I need to gather?
• How do I build an effective social media sampling strategy?
• How do I extract data from social media platforms?
• What steps should I take to plan my data collection?

Working with social media data requires a specific set of knowledge and skills which this Little Quick Fix provides!

Useful for students wanting to use social media in their research.This is a brief but very accessible guide to using social media data in research. It's useful as a prompt for students who are considering using social media data in their dissertation, and highlights key issues like research ethics for them to explore further.a very handy book which introduces the new area of social media as a research resource.Can social media data meet my research needs?
How do I gather and use social media data ethically?
What social media data do I need?
How do I build an effective sampling strategy?
How do I extract data from social media platforms?
What steps should I take to plan my data collection?