Tools that collect social media data:
Advanced collection methods:
- Facebook Graph API
- The Graph API is the primary way to get data into and out of the Facebook platform. It is an HTTP-based API that apps can use to programmatically query data, post new stories, manage ads, upload photos, and perform a wide variety of other tasks.
- Researchers need to register as a Facebook Developer and create a Facebook App.
Other resources:
- Data Knowledge Hub for Monitoring Online Discourse
- The Data Knowledge Hub for Monitoring Online Discourse (Data Knowledge Hub) is an initiative that aims to provide a central resource for researchers, social scientists, data scientists, journalists, practitioners, and policy makers interested in monitoring social media and online discourse more broadly.
- Social Media Research Toolkit
- The Social Media Research Toolkit is a list of 50+ social media research tools curated by researchers at the Social Media Lab at Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University. The kit features tools that have been used in peer-reviewed academic studies. Many tools are free to use and require little or no programming.