trends

Looking at trends in articles or social media

What trends can we look at

Basic trend analysis & gathering of data

1. Articles by looking at popular keywords and how they are evolving
2. What is trending on social media sites (Twitter, Reddit, etc.)
3. What kinds of trends each publication is discussing.

Complex trend analysis

1. Trends that currently exist and how they evolved from the past

Questions to ask

1. Why is something trending and how did that trend evolve / originate

Approaches

• Download all the data for articles in the past & then when new articles come in process those.