Tools for Collecting Social Media Data and Generating Networks
for Analysis
A suite of tools for collecting and constructing networks from social media data. Provides easy-to-use functions for collecting data across popular platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube) and generating different types of networks for analysis.

A suite of tools for collecting and constructing networks from
social media data. Provides easy-to-use functions for collecting data across
popular platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube) and generating
different types of networks for analysis.
Timothy Graham & Robert Ackland with contribution from Chung-hong Chan

Timothy Graham & Robert Ackland, with contribution from Chung-hong Chan

SocialMediaMineR is a social media search and analytic tool that takes one or multiple URL(s) and returns the information about the popularity and reach of the URL(s) on social media. The function get_socialmedia retrieves the number of shares, likes, tweets, pins, and hits on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, StumbleUpon, LinkedIn, and Reddit. The package also includes dedicated functions for each social networking site and a function to decode shortened URLs.

Social media search and analytic tool that takes one or multiple URL(s) and returns the information about the popularity and reach of the URL(s) on social media. The function get_socialmedia() retrieves the number of shares, likes, pins, and hits on Facebook (www.facebook.com), Pinterest (www.pinterest.com), StumbleUpon (www.stumbleupon.com), LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com), and Reddit (www.reddit.com). The package also includes dedicated functions for each social network platform and a function to resolve shortened URLs.

Social media search and analytic tool that takes one or multiple URL(s) and returns the information about the popularity and reach of the URL(s) on social media. The function get_socialmedia() retrieves the number of shares, likes, pins, and hits on Facebook (<http://www.facebook.com>), Pinterest (<http://www.pinterest.com>), StumbleUpon (<http://www.stumbleupon.com>), LinkedIn (<http://www.linkedin.com>), and Reddit (<http://www.reddit.com>). The package also includes dedicated functions for each social network platform and a function to resolve shortened URLs.