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Mastering Social Media Mining with Python

By : Marco Bonzanini
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Mastering Social Media Mining with Python

By: Marco Bonzanini

Overview of this book

Your social media is filled with a wealth of hidden data – unlock it with the power of Python. Transform your understanding of your clients and customers when you use Python to solve the problems of understanding consumer behavior and turning raw data into actionable customer insights. This book will help you acquire and analyze data from leading social media sites. It will show you how to employ scientific Python tools to mine popular social websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Quora, and more. Explore the Python libraries used for social media mining, and get the tips, tricks, and insider insight you need to make the most of them. Discover how to develop data mining tools that use a social media API, and how to create your own data analysis projects using Python for clear insight from your social data.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Mastering Social Media Mining with Python
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

Mining Facebook Pages


Facebook is not only used by individuals who want to connect with their friends and relatives, but also by companies, brands, and organizations who want to engage with people. A Facebook Page is created and managed by a Facebook personal account, and it can be used in a variety of ways:

  • To share information about a business (for example, a restaurant or online shop)
  • To represent a celebrity (for example, a footballer or rock band)
  • To connect with an audience (for example, as an extension of an online community)

Different from personal accounts, Pages can publish posts that are publicly visible. Regular users can like a Page, meaning that they'll receive the content updates published by the Page directly on their news feed, that is, their personalized Facebook home page.

For example, Packt Publishing's Facebook Page is located at https://www.facebook.com/PacktPub and it contains general information about PacktPub, as well as the posts related to books, e-books, and video...