Using Social Media for Global Security

Part II

Analyzing Social Media Data to Solve Security Problems

In This Part

Chapter 3: Introduction to Social Media Analytics

Chapter 4: Collecting and Managing Social Media Data

Chapter 5: Mapping and Analyzing Social Networks

Chapter 6: Understanding and Forecasting Events

Social media use throughout the world generates a cornucopia of data that is unmatched in its size and breadth. Intelligent analysis of social media and other types of data can help you understand and solve various security problems, including uncovering the online networks of violent terrorists and forecasting the emergence of famines. In Part II, we will describe the fundamentals of conducting social media intelligence analysis and the process of collecting social media and other types of data. We will then illustrate how you can analyze social media and other data to map social networks, identify key influencers and topics in social networks, and understand and forecast various security events.