gilpark / TwitterStream_Processing

TwitterStream_Processing

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Twitter streaming API for Processing by Gill.

Get API key if you don't have it.

https://dev.twitter.com

This app allows you to stream tweets from twitter using the TwitterStream API.

####Past vs. Future This is the essential difference between the two APIs. Search goes back in time and streaming goes forward. When you first decide to collect tweets on a subject, you have nothing to start with. The search API is best used then to fill in the past 7 days for your subject matter. This is often called back-filling. With a database caught up to the present moment, you can then turn on the streaming API and capture all tweets going forward.

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• Getstream - you can get Streaming data in two ways.

  stream = new Getstream(); //if you need non-stop streamin

  stream = new Getstream(num); //set max tweets you want to get

  search()fn takes two parameters : location, keywords(w/o parameters it will sample )

  • keywords - you can get tweets contain given search terms

      String terms[] = {"google",...};
    

  • location - you can narrow down the result with given location

• Tweet

  each Tweet obj contains usernaem, msg, geocode, date.