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EP 84 · Methodology

Beyond Sentiment: Measuring Emotion at Scale

Why "positive / negative / neutral" is leaving insight on the table.

42 min
EP 83 · Tooling

Boolean Like a Boss: Query Design Masterclass

Building queries that find the conversation instead of the noise.

38 min
EP 82 · Strategy

From Dashboard to Decision: Selling Insight Up

How to make executives act on what you found.

51 min
EP 81 · Ethics

The Line: Listening vs. Surveillance

Where responsible research ends and creepy begins.

36 min

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Trend Detection
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Spotting a Trend Before It Trends

A repeatable system for catching emerging signals while they're still weak.

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Research
Method

Sampling Social Data Without Lying to Yourself

Bias, volume, and the traps that quietly wreck your conclusions.

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Storytelling
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Data Stories That Survive the Boardroom

Turning a wall of mentions into one slide nobody forgets.

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