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# The Tweets, Tics And Turns Of Twitter Politics
- URL: https://ivn.us/the-tweets-tics-and-turns-of-twitter-politics/
- Published: 2011-12-09T18:28:35.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:21:31.000Z
- Author: Jane Susskind
- Tags: News

[The Tweets, Tics And Turns Of Twitter Politics](http://www.npr.org/2011/12/08/143292205/the-tweets-tics-and-turns-of-twitter-politics?ref=ivn.us)  

[npr](http://npr.tumblr.com/post/13969139032/the-tweets-tics-and-turns-of-twitter-politics?ref=ivn.us):

> Is public political discourse any different in the new age of social media? Survey says: [Yes.](http://www.npr.org/2011/12/08/143292205/the-tweets-tics-and-turns-of-twitter-politics?ref=ivn.us)  
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> Also, [How Twitter’s Trending Algorithm Picks Its Topics](http://www.npr.org/2011/12/07/143013503/how-twitters-trending-algorithm-picks-its-topics?ref=ivn.us)