From Mass to Networked: Final Project: The Evolution of Tracking Public Opinion

Please enjoy this Prezi on The Evolution of Tracking Public Opinion: From Postcards to Clicks. I take a look at how the modern scientific poll came about and the problems that went along with it during the mass communication society, and then explore the new polling techniques that exist in today's networked society. The 21st century portion of my presentation focuses on the 2012 presidential election and social media, as well as the issues that we face now with using cell phones and social media as ways to pulse public opinion.

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Journal Articles and Books:

Gallup, G. & Rae, S. (1940). A Powerful, Bold, and Unmeasurable Party? From The Pulse of Democracy (1940). In Peters, J. D., & Simonson, P. (Eds.), Mass Communication and American Social Thought: Key Texts 1919-1968 (128-133). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

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Konner, J. (2003). The Case for Caution: This System is Dangerously Flawed. Public Opinion Quarterly, 67, 5-18.

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Peters, J. D., & Simonson, P. (2004). Mass Communication and American Social Thought: Key Texts 1919-1968. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

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Web Sources:

Finn, S., Mustafaraj, E. (2012). Real-Time Filtering for Pulsing Public Opinion in Social Media. Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference. Retrieved from http://www.aaai.org/ocs/index.php/FLAIRS/FLAIRS12/paper/view/4459.

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