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Procter, Rob, Voss, Alex and Lvov, Ilia (2015) Audience research and social media data : opportunities and challenges. Participations : journal of audience and reception studies, 12 (1). pp. 470-493.

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Abstract

The widespread adoption of social media platforms and other information and communication technology innovations not only pose new challenges for audience researchers but also provide exciting opportunities to re-invigorate audience research as an academic topic as well as a practical pursuit. In this paper, we outline some general methodological issues that arise when seeking to exploit these opportunities, drawing on our experiences of using Twitter as a resource for measuring audience engagement with the BBC World Service (BBCWS) in the context of global media events, specifically the London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 and the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in 2014. We conclude by arguing that social media are not simply a new source of data about audiences but a new forum for unprecedented interaction and collaboration with the audience and, in this respect, they are phenomena to be studied in their own right.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Computer Science
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Social media, Big data, Microblogs
Journal or Publication Title: Participations : journal of audience and reception studies
Publisher: University of Wales. Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies
ISSN: 1749-8716
Official Date: May 2015
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May 2015Published
Volume: 12
Number: 1
Number of Pages: 14
Page Range: pp. 470-493
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
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