What you need for this book
In order to make your learning efficient, you need to have a computer with either Windows, Mac, or Ubuntu.
You need to download R to execute the codes mentioned in this book. You can download and install R using the CRAN website available at http://cran.r-project.org/. All the codes are written using RStudio. RStudio is an integrated development environment for R and can be downloaded from http://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/.
In order to access the APIs of the social media, it will be necessary to create an app and follow certain instructions. All of these procedures are explained in their respective chapters.