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Exploring Links between Online Activism and Real-World Events: A Case Study of the #FeesMustFall

Table 1

Distribution of tweets over a period of observation.
MonthNumber of tweets
March, 20151
April, 20151
October, 2015289,458
November, 201513,452
December, 20153,922
January, 201613,318
February, 20167,215
March, 20163,898
April, 20162,076
May, 2016900
June, 20161,551
July, 20162,238
August, 20166,541
September, 201638,472
October, 201682,712
November, 20169,505
December, 20163,626
January, 20174,113
February, 20172,244
March, 20172,843
April, 20172,363
TOTAL490,449