Comment on Twitter Appears to Censor Wikileaks-Related TrendsparentComments−ggordan15yI have no idea how the Twitter algorithm works, but looking at two current trending topics and wikileaks, it doesn't look right.http://www.trendistic.com/naughtie/wikileaks/thingsimiss−gyardley15yI've seen a lot of people pointing at 'trending tools' lately but no one questioning whether the tools themselves are valid. What's Trendistic? Where does it get its data? It seems unlikely that it's got a firehose subscription...
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I have no idea how the Twitter algorithm works, but looking at two current trending topics and wikileaks, it doesn't look right.
http://www.trendistic.com/naughtie/wikileaks/thingsimiss
I've seen a lot of people pointing at 'trending tools' lately but no one questioning whether the tools themselves are valid. What's Trendistic? Where does it get its data? It seems unlikely that it's got a firehose subscription...