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Praise for Mining the Social Web

“Mining the Social Web is a must-read as data is distributed at a dizzying pace. A great

primer for API jockeys, social media junkies, and data scientists alike, [Matthew] Russell

deftly distills the prodigious opportunity in mining social media data.”

— Nick Ducoff, CEO of Infochimps, Inc.

“This is an essential guide to tapping the new generation of online data sources. Russell has

done a great job creating an accessible manual for anyone working with social informa-

tion on the web, covering both how to access it and simple methods for extracting

surprising insights from all that raw data.”

classic text and graph mining libraries with current social media applications. Examples

are concrete and concise while providing useful insights that facilitate future development

and exploration by the reader. This text is a great primer for those just beginning their

forays into extracting understanding from social networks, and also for advanced

researchers needing access to the latest social media APIs.”

— Chris Augeri, Senior Research Fellow, University of Nebraska

“This is a phenomenal book for anyone wanting to get started mining social data. It is well-

researched and provides plenty of examples to get one going from the very first chapter. It

is also very easy to follow and a real pleasure to read. This book is my first recommendation

for anyone interested in the mining, analysis, and visualization of data from the social

is something that has really been missing: an applied introduction to a diverse and deep

set of technologies and topics that make the knowledge buried in human communication

inside the social web accessible. It is the work of a powerful technologist—someone who

can equip capable programmers with new tools that are truly valuable.

Read this book. It will open up doors to where software is going in the next decade.”

— Tim Estes, Founder and CEO, Digital Reasoning

“Mining the Social Web is a great resource on how to get the most out of the Twitter API.”

— Raffi Krikorian, Platform Services group, Twitter

“Matthew covers an interesting and eclectic group of data sources, analysis techniques,

data management tools, and visualizations that provide a thorough survey of the latest