Today's conversations

A real-time monitor of the conversation taking place over
social media on a number of today’s hot topics.
Lance Armstrong

America Reacts to Armstrong Confession

Tracked:
Jan 11, 2013 - present

 
A total of 4.3 million viewers tuned in Thursday, January 18 to watch the first part of Lance Armstrong’s official interview with Oprah, in which he confessed using performance-enhancing drugs to win seven Tour de France titles over a storied cycling career. As Americans watched, many communicated their reaction to Armstrong’s admission on major social media channels, resulting in more than 1.5 million posts on the topic in the days surrounding the much anticipated interview, with 90 percent of posts appearing on Twitter.
 

Chart type: 
Bar chart
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Line graph data: 
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Secretary of Defense Nomination Moves Forward

Americans Split on Hagel Nomination

Tracked:
Jan 1, 2013 - present

 
President Obama recently nominated Chuck Hagel, former Republican Nebraska Senator, for Secretary of Defense – a decision that has generated criticism among some Members of Congress who are concerned over Hagel’s past comments and Senate votes. Yet, Members are not the only ones voicing their concerns. Americans across the country have taken to social media to insert themselves into what is sure to be a contentious battle for confirmation.
 

Chart type: 
Bar chart
[{"proportion":19,"category":"He's A Great Pick","group":""},{"proportion":16,"category":"There Will Still Be A Fight Over Nomination","group":""},{"proportion":27,"category":"Hagel Is A Safe Pick","group":""},{"proportion":21,"category":"He Will Be Nominated With Ease","group":""},{"proportion":17,"category":"Israel Stance Is A Concern","group":""}]
Line graph data: 
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Fiscal Cliff

Americans Bracing for Fiscal Cliff

Tracked:
Oct 31, 2012 - present

All eyes and ears are on the impending fiscal cliff – and most Americans are concerned we might fall off.
 
With more than 1,153,064 discussions on social media since election day, Americans are voicing their concerns over Congress’s ability to devise a solution before the Bush-era tax cuts expire at year’s end. Among these online conversations, the largest segment (44%) believe the fiscal cliff is a huge problem for the U.S., and 18% of conversations urge the oft-divided Congress to work towards a solution. 
 

Chart type: 
Bar chart
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Line graph data: 
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Archived conversations

Election 2012
Election 2012

MD Question 6: Pro Gay Marriage Voices Louder

Tracked:
Sep 1, 2012 - present

A state once deemed the Old Line State, the moniker has a new meaning, as a momentous ballot decision on Nov. 6 will mean a figurative line has been drawn. Same-sex marriage measures have been defeated in all 32 states in which they have been on the ballot thus far. Will Marylanders lead the change and vote for legalization this Election Day?
 

Chart type: 
Bar chart
[{"proportion":29,"category":"Important for MD To Pass Law","group":""},{"proportion":24,"category":"Vote No","group":""},{"proportion":47,"category":"Vote Yes","group":""}]
Line graph data: 
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Election 2012
Election 2012

During 3rd Debate, Obama Fares Better than Romney Online

Tracked:
Oct 22, 2012 - Oct 23, 2012

With less than two weeks to the 2012 Presidential Election, more than 400,000 social media users took to the internet to discuss their opinions of each candidates’ performance during and immediately following Monday’s final Presidential Debate.
 
Among the almost one-million conversations mentioning the debate, the largest segment, 41 percent, derided Governor Romney’s performance, compared to just 16% of conversations that applauded Romney.
 
President Obama fared better, with 29 percent applauding his performance and only 13 percent deriding the President. 

Chart type: 
Bar chart
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Line graph data: 
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Election 2012
Election 2012

Obama’s Convention Speech Draws Criticism

Tracked:
Sep 2, 2012 - present

During and immediately following the Democratic National Convention, there were more than 2.5 million online conversations about the event and its speakers.
 
More than one-quarter (26 percent) of conversations monitored on Twitter, Facebook, forums and blogs were critical of the President’s speech. Still, about 14 percent of conversations suggested that the President and other speakers were inspiring.
 
About 20 percent of the conversations focused on politics, discussing the progressive leaning of the Convention and its speakers.
 

Chart type: 
Bar chart
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Line graph data: 
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Election 2012
Election 2012

Muted Pre-Convention Buzz for Democrats

Tracked:
Aug 25, 2012 - Sep 2, 2012

During the week leading up to the Democratic National Convention – also the week that the Republicans held their convention in Tampa – the overall volume of social media conversations around the conventions was relatively low and focused on broad themes.
 
Of the nearly 167,000 conversations on Twitter, Facebook, blogs and forums, 37 percent related to the Republican convention or its speakers (often using common conservative or Republican hashtags).  
 

Chart type: 
Bar chart
[{"proportion":28,"category":"Policy","group":""},{"proportion":37,"category":"Republicans Talking About DNC","group":""},{"proportion":14,"category":"Obama's Speech","group":""},{"proportion":21,"category":"Speakers","group":""}]
Line graph data: 
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Election 2012
GOP Convention

Post GOP Convention Spotlight Stolen By Eastwood & Ryan

Tracked:
Aug 31, 2012 - Sep 2, 2012

The Republican National Convention saw an emergence of new energy from a party struggling to redefine itself, but failed to meet pre-convention expectations.
 
Overall, 73% of online conversations were negative and only 27% were positive. Condoleezza Rice inspired online audiences and 10% of online mentions said the former Secretary of State was a huge success. Republican presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney, also received high marks with 17% of mentions saying his speech was impactful.
 

Chart type: 
Bar chart
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Line graph data: 
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Election 2012
GOP Convention

Pre-GOP Convention Buzz Dominated By Akin & Indecision

Tracked:
Aug 1, 2012 - Aug 26, 2012

Leading up to the Republican National Convention, the GOP’s big moment was hindered by comments made by senatorial candidate Todd Akin and a largely indecisive political base split by policy issues.
 

Chart type: 
Bar chart
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Line graph data: 
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Election 2012
Campaign Ads

Romney's Ads Seen as Positive but False

Tracked:
Aug 8, 2012 - present

Pundits and political commentary of the 2012 presidential election season seem to highlight the idea that this the most divisive election in history. To get a sense of this sentiment, we looked at how people are perceiving the candidates approach to their campaign's based on the candidate's advertisements. While  a third of online opinion criticize  Obama's ads as negative, 70% say his ads are good or effective and support the way he is attacking Romney's work at Bain Capital and Ryan's proposed medicare plan.

Chart type: 
Bar chart
[{"proportion":31,"category":"Happy to see positive ads from Romney","group":""},{"proportion":30,"category":"Glad Romney camp/CNN fact checked death of wife ad","group":""},{"proportion":39,"category":"Romney ads are false","group":""}]
Line graph data: 
[{"name":"Happy to see positive ads from Romney","data":[33,34,33,33,32,27,26,31,32,29,30,29],"dates":["2012-08-08","2012-08-09","2012-08-10","2012-08-11","2012-08-12","2012-08-13","2012-08-14","2012-08-15","2012-08-16","2012-08-17","2012-08-18","2012-08-19"]},{"name":"Glad Romney camp/CNN fact checked death of wife ad","data":[35,30,30,26,33,26,30,31,23,32,29,33],"dates":["2012-08-08","2012-08-09","2012-08-10","2012-08-11","2012-08-12","2012-08-13","2012-08-14","2012-08-15","2012-08-16","2012-08-17","2012-08-18","2012-08-19"]},{"name":"Romney ads are false","data":[32,35,37,41,36,48,44,39,45,39,42,37],"dates":["2012-08-08","2012-08-09","2012-08-10","2012-08-11","2012-08-12","2012-08-13","2012-08-14","2012-08-15","2012-08-16","2012-08-17","2012-08-18","2012-08-19"]}]
Election 2012
Campaign Ads

Obama's Ads Seen as Negative but Effective

Tracked:
Aug 8, 2012 - present

Pundits and political commentary of the 2012 presidential election season seem to highlight the idea that this the most divisive election in history. To get a sense of this sentiment, we looked at how people are perceiving the candidates approach to their campaign's based on the candidate's advertisements. While  a third of online opinion criticize  Obama's ads as negative, 70% say his ads are good or effective and support the way he is attacking Romney's work at Bain Capital and Ryan's proposed medicare plan.

Chart type: 
Bar chart
[{"proportion":28,"category":"Ryan Medicare Attacks Good","group":""},{"proportion":45,"category":"Bain Attacks Are Effective","group":""},{"proportion":27,"category":"Obama Goes Negative","group":""}]
Line graph data: 
[{"name":"Ryan Medicare Attacks Good","data":[27,25,27,27,27,25,25,28,29,28,28,28],"dates":["2012-08-08","2012-08-09","2012-08-10","2012-08-11","2012-08-12","2012-08-13","2012-08-14","2012-08-15","2012-08-16","2012-08-17","2012-08-18","2012-08-19"]},{"name":"Bain Attacks Are Effective","data":[48,47,44,42,43,41,44,44,44,45,47,45],"dates":["2012-08-08","2012-08-09","2012-08-10","2012-08-11","2012-08-12","2012-08-13","2012-08-14","2012-08-15","2012-08-16","2012-08-17","2012-08-18","2012-08-19"]},{"name":"Obama Goes Negative","data":[25,28,30,30,30,34,31,28,27,27,25,27],"dates":["2012-08-08","2012-08-09","2012-08-10","2012-08-11","2012-08-12","2012-08-13","2012-08-14","2012-08-15","2012-08-16","2012-08-17","2012-08-18","2012-08-19"]}]
Election 2012
GOP Presidential Ticket

Romney Picks Conservative Star and Lightning Rod

Tracked:
Aug 11, 2012 - present

The highly anticipated Republican Veepstakes came to an end this weekend. Presumptive nominee, Mitt Romney, announced that he had chosen seven-term Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan as his running mate. Mr. Ryan is the chairman of the House Budget Committee and the author of budget plans that would reshape government spending and tax policy. 
 

Chart type: 
Bar chart
[{"proportion":7,"category":"Ryan Bad For Budget","group":""},{"proportion":19,"category":"Polarizing Figure","group":""},{"proportion":21,"category":"Criticizing Ryan's Record","group":""},{"proportion":33,"category":"Ryan is a Gamechanger","group":""},{"proportion":19,"category":"Mistake","group":""}]
Line graph data: 
[{"name":"Ryan Bad for Budget","data":[7],"dates":["2012-08-11"]},{"name":"Polarizing Figure","data":[19],"dates":["2012-08-11"]},{"name":"Criticizing Ryan's Record","data":[21],"dates":["2012-08-11"]},{"name":"Ryan Is a Gamechanger","data":[33],"dates":["2012-08-11"]},{"name":"Mistake","data":[19],"dates":["2012-08-11"]}]
Gun Control

Call for Fewer Guns Restrictions Despite Recent Shootings

Tracked:
Jul 20, 2012 - present

With the recent shootings in Wisconsin and Colorado putting the topic of gun control into the public spotlight, conversations advocating for less gun control outnumber the opposing view nearly two to one on social media.

In less than one month, there have been more than 2 million mentions concerning gun control in the United States and a plurality of users believe there should be fewer restrictions on guns (40 percent). In comparison, 15 percent believe further gun control laws should be established to combat the recent mass shootings.

Chart type: 
Bar chart
[{"proportion":26,"category":"Aurora and Temple Shootings Awful","group":""},{"proportion":15,"category":"Gun Control Laws Should Be Established","group":""},{"proportion":40,"category":"Need Fewer Restrictions on Guns","group":""},{"proportion":19,"category":"Shootings & Gun Control Are Mutually Exclusive","group":""}]
Line graph data: 
[{"name":"Aurora and Temple Shootings Awful","data":[28,30,28,30,31,31,26,24,30,30,26,23,26,24,25,26,28,25,23,26],"dates":["2012-07-20","2012-07-21","2012-07-22","2012-07-23","2012-07-24","2012-07-25","2012-07-26","2012-07-27","2012-07-28","2012-07-29","2012-07-30","2012-07-31","2012-08-01","2012-08-02","2012-08-03","2012-08-04","2012-08-05","2012-08-06","2012-08-07","2012-08-08"]},{"name":"Gun Control Laws Should Be Established","data":[20,17,15,17,16,15,16,16,18,18,15,16,16,16,16,17,24,17,16,15],"dates":["2012-07-20","2012-07-21","2012-07-22","2012-07-23","2012-07-24","2012-07-25","2012-07-26","2012-07-27","2012-07-28","2012-07-29","2012-07-30","2012-07-31","2012-08-01","2012-08-02","2012-08-03","2012-08-04","2012-08-05","2012-08-06","2012-08-07","2012-08-08"]},{"name":"Need Fewer Restrictions on Guns","data":[32,31,36,31,33,35,39,39,31,31,39,40,38,39,40,38,29,39,40,40],"dates":["2012-07-20","2012-07-21","2012-07-22","2012-07-23","2012-07-24","2012-07-25","2012-07-26","2012-07-27","2012-07-28","2012-07-29","2012-07-30","2012-07-31","2012-08-01","2012-08-02","2012-08-03","2012-08-04","2012-08-05","2012-08-06","2012-08-07","2012-08-08"]},{"name":"Shootings & Gun Control Are Mutually Exclusive","data":[20,23,21,21,20,19,19,20,21,21,20,21,19,20,19,19,19,19,21,19],"dates":["2012-07-20","2012-07-21","2012-07-22","2012-07-23","2012-07-24","2012-07-25","2012-07-26","2012-07-27","2012-07-28","2012-07-29","2012-07-30","2012-07-31","2012-08-01","2012-08-02","2012-08-03","2012-08-04","2012-08-05","2012-08-06","2012-08-07","2012-08-08"]}]
London Olympics

Many Unhappy With NBC's Delayed Coverage

Tracked:
Jul 27, 2012 - present

As excitement around the Olympics continues to build, fans are taking to social media channels in droves to discuss the athletes and their accomplishments. Not all of the conversation has been focused the global athletic competition, however. Many are debating the quality of the coverage provided by NBC, which is broadcast on tape delay during prime time each night.

Chart type: 
Bar chart
[{"proportion":38,"category":"NBC's Greed Is Ruining the Olympics","group":""},{"proportion":48,"category":"Don't Like NBC Editing and Spoilers","group":""},{"proportion":15,"category":"Appreciate Live Stream","group":""}]
Line graph data: 
[{"name":"NBC's Greed Is Ruining the Olympics","data":[35,32,31,36,33,38,34,40,36,33,40,38],"dates":["2012-07-20","2012-07-21","2012-07-22","2012-07-23","2012-07-24","2012-07-25","2012-07-26","2012-07-27","2012-07-28","2012-07-29","2012-07-30","2012-07-31"]},{"name":"Don't Like NBC Editing and Spoilers","data":[45,44,47,48,47,47,47,45,45,53,45,48],"dates":["2012-07-20","2012-07-21","2012-07-22","2012-07-23","2012-07-24","2012-07-25","2012-07-26","2012-07-27","2012-07-28","2012-07-29","2012-07-30","2012-07-31"]},{"name":"Appreciate Live Stream","data":[19,24,22,16,20,16,19,14,19,15,15,15],"dates":["2012-07-20","2012-07-21","2012-07-22","2012-07-23","2012-07-24","2012-07-25","2012-07-26","2012-07-27","2012-07-28","2012-07-29","2012-07-30","2012-07-31"]}]
SOPA

Americans Express Opposition to Anti-piracy Bill

Tracked:
Jan 9, 2012 - Jan 25, 2012

 
The Stop Online Privacy Act (SOPA) has erupted into a divisive battle over the future of the Internet. While Web giants such as Google, Wikipedia and Reddit have publically voiced their opposition to the bill, it appears they are not alone.
 

Chart type: 
Bar chart
[{"proportion":43,"category":"Stop Legislation","group":""},{"proportion":11,"category":"Tell Your Congressman About SOPA","group":""},{"proportion":28,"category":"Encourage Site Blackouts & Boycotts","group":""},{"proportion":19,"category":"SOPA Curtails Liberty","group":""}]
Line graph data: 
[{"name":"Stop Legislation","data":[39,48,45,43,40,40,43,43,42,43,43,40,42,43,43,43],"dates":["2012-01-09","2012-01-10","2012-01-11","2012-01-12","2012-01-13","2012-01-14","2012-01-15","2012-01-16","2012-01-17","2012-01-18","2012-01-19","2012-01-20","2012-01-21","2012-01-22","2012-01-23","2012-01-24"]},{"name":"Tell Your Congressman About SOPA","data":[12,11,9,9,11,12,10,11,11,12,11,13,13,11,11,11],"dates":["2012-01-09","2012-01-10","2012-01-11","2012-01-12","2012-01-13","2012-01-14","2012-01-15","2012-01-16","2012-01-17","2012-01-18","2012-01-19","2012-01-20","2012-01-21","2012-01-22","2012-01-23","2012-01-24"]},{"name":"Encourage Site Blackouts & Boycotts","data":[27,23,26,25,26,24,25,23,25,24,23,21,23,26,26,28],"dates":["2012-01-09","2012-01-10","2012-01-11","2012-01-12","2012-01-13","2012-01-14","2012-01-15","2012-01-16","2012-01-17","2012-01-18","2012-01-19","2012-01-20","2012-01-21","2012-01-22","2012-01-23","2012-01-24"]},{"name":"SOPA Curtails Liberty","data":[22,18,19,23,23,24,22,23,23,22,23,26,23,21,20,19],"dates":["2012-01-09","2012-01-10","2012-01-11","2012-01-12","2012-01-13","2012-01-14","2012-01-15","2012-01-16","2012-01-17","2012-01-18","2012-01-19","2012-01-20","2012-01-21","2012-01-22","2012-01-23","2012-01-24"]}]

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