The Post-API Age of Social Media Data Access: Past, Present, and Future.
Social media data have become a mainstay of social science research since the first application programming interfaces (APIs) debuted in the mid-2000s. Over time, platforms have radically altered their data offerings, substantially determining the kinds of research that can be conducted. This articl...
| Publicado en: | Annals of the American Academy of Political & Social Science Vol. 715; no. 1; pp. 16 - 38 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Sep2024
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