ASU researchers develop Looking Glass to search social media for radical groups as well as positive messages
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By now, the wearying trope of internet outrage is a global touchstone, especially when it comes to “angry young men.” Everyone is familiar with what’s trending on Twitter. It gives a rough idea of what a particular group is thinking. But taking this a step further, ASU researchers are developing a software tool that mines big data and then maps out what’s trending on everything: Twitter, websites, blogs, news sites, speeches, images and videos….