A new quote extraction technology allows twitter users to measure which statements resonate the most on twitter. Recently this technology has been playing a big part in the upcoming presidential election. The twitter election on Super Tuesday showed that Rick Santorum won the tallest spikes on the tweet-volume graph. However, the runner-up was not his fellow candidate and closest competition, Mitt Romney, but non other than the infamous Sarah Palin. In previous elections, it's been proven that the people with the tallest peaks not only inspire the most passion, but also the most hatred. Especially after a candidate's televised speech, an overwhelming amount of positive tweets are quickly accompanied by an equal amount of negative ones. The new quote extraction technology showed that Romney's most shared quote was not one of substance but rather a humorous paraphrasing of his viewpoints: "I'll do everything opposite of Obama". And similarly, Rick Santorum's most famous quote on twitter was the startling: "I support the rights of an unborn child until it's born and wants a gay marriage". On a device where anyone can say whatever they want without immediate consequences, the internet seems to be not a good resource for campaigns.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/signal/sarah-palin-crashes-super-tuesday-party-twitter-162430415.html
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