This collection reflects Political Science Professor G.R. Boynton's research of how new media trends such as microblogging and streaming video are transforming the way people exchange political information. His collection of campaign videos is available in the Presidential Campaign Videos collection. He writes about his ongoing research on his website.
Professor Boynton's project studying Twitter received the Center for Research Libraries' 2010 Primary Source Award for Research for his innovative use of primary source materials. His Twitter data is archived here in csv and xml formats.
This site also includes work of students in Professor Boynton's courses, Global Political Communication (030:166) and Multimedia Politics (030:174). They explore the connections between Twitter and more traditional news sources. The student projects are archived here with supporting data captured from Twitter.
Data Sets
Twitter Data Stream: Copenhagen draft, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Counsel Departs, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Court Detainee, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Dow Hits 10,000, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Eight Troops Killed Afghanistan, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Election Night, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: FAA Flight Delays, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Fort Hood, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Gates To Afghansitan, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: GDP Up, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: GM Closes Saturn, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Guantanamo Not Closing, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: HC09, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Hoffman For Senate, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: House Ethics Committee Report Leaked, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: House Health Care, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Hunger US 14 years, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Italy 22 CIA, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Kabul Election Day, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Killbill, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Landrieu, Lincoln, Health Care, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Missile Shield, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: More Troops Afghanistan, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Muhammad Executed, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Mutated Swine Flu, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Netroot Nations09, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Obama Copenhagen, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Obama Economy, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Obama Healthcare Jobs, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Obama Messages Post Afghan Troop, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Obama Nobel Peace Prize, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Oprah, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Prisoners Moved From Quantanamo Bay to New York for Trial, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Reid Health Bill, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Senate Rejects Public Option, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Senator Ted Kennedy, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Supreme Court and Privacy Texting, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Supreme Court Redskins, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Supreme Court Uighurs, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Toyota Gas Pedals, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Tweetcongress, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Unemployment Jumps, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: White House Visitors Log, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Women's Health Care, G. R. Boynton
Twitter Data Stream: Yankees Win World Series, G. R. Boynton
Other
A comparison of the popularity of political figures and pop icons on micro blogging websites, Dahean Lee, Lauren Groeper, Hassanein Ahmed, and Alec Siglin
Afghanistan Collection: Kabul, NATO Base Attack, Andrew Ewing, Bryan Hill, and Ahmed Hassanein
Bin Laden on Twitter, Andrew Ewing, Bryan Hill, and Ahmed Hassanein
Communication between Members of Parliament and their Constituents, Lauren Groeper, Andrea Bunting, and Emilie Lee
Continuous Streams with Episodic Communication, Lauren Groeper, Emilie Lee, Hassanein Ahmed, Alec Siglin, Anthony Sudarmawan, Andrea Bunting, Bryan Hill, Jeremy McDaniel, Hillary Block, Kaitlin Davies, Andrew Ewing, David Clayton, and Miranda Nielson
Conventions for Communications, Andrea Bunting, David Clayton, and Anthony Sudarmawan
Conventions of Communication, Miranda J. Nielson, Bryan Hill, and Jeremy McDaniel
COP 16 and twitter, Andrea Bunting, Miranda J. Nielson, and Kaitlin Davies
COP16 Communication, Andrew Ewing, Bryan Hill, and Ahmed Hassanein
Global Attitude Towards Wikileaks, David Clayton, Jeremy McDaniel, and Anthony Sudarmawan
Global Communication, Dahean Lee, David Clayton, and Jeremy McDaniel
Globalized Culture Through Play, David Clayton, Jeremy McDaniel, and Emilie Lee
How Twitter Users Communicate Trending Topics and Political Topics, Hillary Block, Andrew Ewing, and Kaitlin Davies
Institutional Communication Within British Members of Parliament, David Clayton and Anthony Sudarmawan
Korea War, Andrew Ewing and Kaitlin Davies
Langauge and Public Domain, Hillary Block, Anthony Sudarmawan, and Lauren Groeper
Members of Parliament and the New Mode of Institutional Communication, Hillary Block, Bryan Hill, and Miranda J. Nielson
MPs on Twitter, Andrew Ewing, Kaitlin Davies, and Jeremy McDaniel
Politics and Pop Culture, David Clayton, Andrea Bunting, and Anthony Sudarmawan
Retweets in COP16, David Clayton, Jeremy McDaniel, and Emilie Lee
The Globalization of Political Popular Culture on Twitter, Miranda J. Nielson, Kaitlin Davies, and Andrea Bunting
The Global Political Popular Culture, Miranda J. Nielson, Kaitlin Davies, and Andrea Bunting
The Global Political Popular Culture, Miranda J. Nielson, Andrea Bunting, and Kaitlin Davies
The Impact of Volume and Language on Globalization, Lauren Groeper, Emilie Lee, and Andrea Bunting
The Importance of Politics in Twitter, Andrew Ewing, Kaitlin Davies, and Hillary Block
Twitter: Politics vs. Entertainment, Bryan P. Hill, Miranda J. Nielson, and Jeremy McDaniel
Twitter Use by COP16 as an Institution, Hillary Block, Lauren Groeper, and Anthony Sudarmawan
Usage of Conventions in Twitter, Dahean Lee, Lauren Groeper, Hassanein Ahmed, and Alec Siglin
Use of Language and Play in Global Communication, Hillary Block, Lauren Groeper, and Anthony Sudarmawan
Wikileaks - Flow, Hillary Block, Bryan Hill, and Miranda Nielson
2016 Olympics, Jacob Rosenberg, Erica Clausen, Jeanette Gaida, and Brian Halverson
Afghan Military: Who are the Tweeters?, Travis D. Overton, Kelsey Beltramea, Katrina Christenson, and Brian Halverson
Congressional Synthesis, Jacob Rosenberg, Ben Richardson, Joe O'Hern, and Ahmed Hassanein
Congressional Twitter Messages, Jacob Rosenberg, Joe O'Hern, and Ben Richardson
Conservative British Parliament MPs and Twitter, Drew Bulman, Chris Jensen, James Loughlin, Nathan Whittmann, and Lindsey Schneckloth
Glenn Beck Twitter Messages, Jacob Rosenberg, Joseph O'Hern, and Ben Richardson
H1N1: Trends in Twitter, Kelsey M. Swinnerton, Kelsey Klemme, and Bridgid OKeefe
#HCR Research, Brigid O'Keeffe, Kelsey Klemme, and Kelsey Swinnerton
Healthcare Abortion, Sara Gomer and Elizabeth Miller
Indonesia Earthquake, Will T. Allen, Nathan W. Wittmann, Brenna Turner, and Nicholas Holtan
Iran Missiles, Caitlin Leehey, Kelsey Beltramea, Katrina Christenson, Ryan Flood, and Dennis Skalla
Labour 2 Party Report, Will T. Allen, Ryan Flood, Nick Holtan, and Mathew Samson
Labour Party in Britain, Jacob Rosenberg, Erica Clausen, Brian Halverson, and Dennis Skalla
Progressive Tweeting, Eric D. Haberkorn, Ben J. Nielsen, and Will Gries
Public Option, Kristin Dolbeare, Nora Heaton, Ellen Thomas, and Peter E. Visser
Retweeting report for MPs in UK, Etse G. Sikanku, Kelsey Beltramea, Katrina Christenson, and Caitlin Leehey
Retweet Synthesis, Travis D. Overton, Jeanette C. Gaida, and Brenna G. Turner
The 2009 Philippines Flood and Twitter, Drew Bulman, Matthew Samson, and Chris Jensen
Unemployment: September 2009, Eric D. Haberkorn, Ben J. Nielsen, and Elizabeth M. Miller
War Afghanistan, Jacob Rosenberg, Erica Clausen, Jeanette Gaida, and Matt Samson