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#IndyRef: Who is saying what and from where

With one day to go until Scots take to the polls, the #IndyRef debate is happening in real time o...
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17.55 17 Sep 2014


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#IndyRef: Who is saying what and from where

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With one day to go until Scots take to the polls, the #IndyRef debate is happening in real time on Twitter - across Scotland and beyond.

There have been more than 5.8 million tweets using the main #IndyRef hashtag in the past year - and 2.6 million (44%) of those have been sent in the past 30 days.

Some of the most popular campaign hashtags used on Twitter over the last month include #BetterTogether, #NoThanks and #YesScotland.

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Since June 1st, accounts related to the debate have also been gathering new followers.

The @YesScotland handle has seen a 100% increase in followers, with @UK_Together getting 68% more followers and Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond seeing a 39% increase in followers.

A global map of geotagged tweets shows how a month of the #IndyRef campaign has played out on Twitter.

Conversation and debate on the social media site has been increasing since the first televised debate last month.

There were 186,267 tweets about the first #IndyRef debate on August 5th, and 255,559 about the second debate on August 25th.

The Scottish Youth Parliament (@OfficialSYP) are working on a social media initiative designed to encourage 16-24 year olds to get out and cast their vote.

Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament are sharing their views using the official hashtag, #YourVoteMatters.


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