Writers are constantly looking at Twitter as a source to understand how a story is changing and what aspects of the story readers are interested in.

For writers, having an understanding of how a story is playing out can be crucial to creating meaningful content. Using the Twitter-API, content creaters can create a custom search that show which aspects of a story are the most pertinent. Tweets are searched by topic or search term and tweets with a minimum number of likes (favorite_count) are included in the search results. This allows content creaters to quickly understand what topics audience members are most interested in at the time.

Search criteria also includes time parameters so that content creaters can view real time content and can create effective.

Sample tweets returned while Superbowl was being play

RT @SJPeace: I heard the #SuperBowl is coming up.

3 of them killed 30 people. 3 of them killed no one. Look at the differences in the…Sun Feb 03 02:59:09 +0000 2019favorite_count: 26301

RT @SJPeace: I heard the #SuperBowl is coming up.

3 of them killed 30 people. 3 of them killed no one. Look at the differences in the…Sun Feb 03 02:59:09 +0000 2019favorite_count: 26301

RT @myserenity69: It’s on #SuperBowl Sunday once a year..

BUT RACISM IS A DAILY REALITY.

Remember to #TakeAKnee

BlackLivesMatter #No…Sun Feb 03 02:59:10 +0000 2019favorite_count: 491

RT @tribranchvo: straight men: are you watching the superbowl this weekend?

me: https://t.co/yvSPyJu87gSun Feb 03 02:59:10 +0000 2019favorite_count: 32199

RT @SJPeace: I heard the #SuperBowl is coming up.