Why it is crucial to make sense of 'Twitter speak'
Guest editorial by Jeff CatlinWe often get asked what the next step in analyzing social media will be, so it seems appropriate that with Twitter being the “it” micro-blogging and messaging service these days, Twitter sentiment analysis is the natural selection. Twitter has seen its user base grow dramatically over the last 24 months, far outstripping the growth numbers for the established social media players, like MySpace and Facebook.