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Grant Robertson


Grant Robertson is a software engineer and product manager, but he started his career at the Daily Dot as a senior editor focused on data-driven journalism. He previously served as an editor for Download Squad and AOL's Digital Music Weblog.

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The Twitter primary: Rick Santorum

Rick Santorum's 2012 candidacy analyzed via Twitter.

On Aug 2, 2011 by Grant Robertson

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The Twitter primary: Tim Pawlenty

Tim Pawlenty's 2012 candidacy analyzed via Twitter.

On Aug 2, 2011 by Grant Robertson

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The Twitter primary: Jon Huntsman

Jon Huntsman's 2012 candidacy analyzed via Twitter.

On Aug 2, 2011 by Grant Robertson

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The Twitter primary: Herman Cain

Herman Cain's 2012 candidacy analyzed via Twitter.

On Aug 2, 2011 by Grant Robertson

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The Twitter primary: Michele Bachmann

Michele Bachmann's 2012 candidacy analyzed via Twitter.

On Aug 2, 2011 by Grant Robertson

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The Twitter primary: Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney's 2012 candidacy analyzed via Twitter.

On Aug 2, 2011 by Grant Robertson

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The Twitter primary: Ron Paul

Ron Paul's 2012 candidacy analyzed via Twitter.

On Aug 2, 2011 by Grant Robertson

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The Twitter primary: Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich's 2012 candidacy analyzed via Twitter.

On Aug 2, 2011 by Grant Robertson

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Twitter primary: Where the GOP hopefuls stand

The 2012 Republican presidential field as seen through Twitter.

On Aug 2, 2011 by Grant Robertson

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Tel Aviv protestors gain Web’s attention

In Tel Aviv, the #j14 housing protests begin their tenth night.

On Jul 26, 2011 by Grant Robertson

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Twitterfight: Bachmann vs Cain

We compare Michele Bachmann to Herman Cain on Twitter.

On Jul 22, 2011 by Grant Robertson

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The subreddit-sphere (a visualization)

The top 500 subreddits by subscriber count are shown in this Daily Dot infographic.

On Jul 20, 2011 by Grant Robertson

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Murdoch pie assailant gets cold reaction

Within minutes of the pie attack on Rupert Murdoch, Twitter users had identified the assailant as @JonnieMarbles, a comedian and activist. Just seconds later, Twitter began telling Mr. May-Bowles how little humor they found in his prank.

On Jul 19, 2011 by Grant Robertson

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A day in the life of a link on Reddit

Answering the question, "How many clicks does it take to get to the frontpage of Reddit" is much like that old Tootsie Pop commercial. One? Two? The answer is, it's just not that simple. 

On Jul 18, 2011 by Grant Robertson

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Casey Anthony $1M TV offer sparks Twitter rage

So what's an acquitted murder suspect do next? According to Radar Online, Anthony has been offered a cool million to face the very vocal audience of The Jerry Springer Show.

On Jul 8, 2011 by Grant Robertson