CrowdTangle Platform and API
Creators:
Garmur, Matt; King, Gary; Mukerjee, Zagreb; Persily, Nate; Silverman, Brandon
Publication Date:
2019
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Dataset Description:
This document describes the CrowdTangle API and user interface being provided to researchers
by Social Science One under its collaboration framework with Facebook. CrowdTangle is a
content discovery and analytics platform designed to give content creators the data and insights
they need to succeed. This dataset enables users to monitor public content interactions, track trends, and identify influential accounts. The CrowdTangle API surfaces stories, and data to measure their social performance and identify influencers. This codebook describes the data’s scope, structure, and fields.
CrowdTangle's dataset offers insights into public posts made by pages, groups, or verified profiles that have either surpassed 100,000 likes since 2014 or have been tracked by any active API user. The dataset includes all public posts from pages, groups, or verified profiles meeting the aforementioned criteria since 2014.
Key features include:
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Content Discovery: Access to real-time data on trending posts, facilitating the identification of viral content and emerging topics.
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Performance Analytics: Metrics such as likes, shares, comments, and interaction rates, allowing for the assessment of content engagement.
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Influencer Identification: Tools to pinpoint accounts with significant influence within specific niches or broader audiences.
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