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Sorin Adam Matei

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Tag: social media analytics

Did social media elect Donald Trump?

Donald Trump’s social media campaign is known for its virulence, but relatively less was said about its virality. Trump had a larger base of followers on Twitter. By the end of the campaign, he had 15 million followers to Hillary Clinton’s 11.1.…

The Trump vs. Clinton race goes on: 2016 presidential race not yet settled after first debate

Hillary Clinton did a very good job during the debates, as she was expected to, while Donald Trump had a hard time trying to decide if his open glove style is appropriate or not in the given circumstances (it was not and…