MSM2013 aims to discuss and critique current efforts toward making sense of Microposts — i.e. information posted on the Web that is small in size (typically not more than 140 characters per post) and that requires minimal effort to publish. Naturally, low-effort publishing services that result in Microposts are popular among users due to their ease of exchange; however, the increased quantity of new content available comes with a price: low information content, potential misinterpretation and large quantities to analyse. The analysis of Microposts therefore represents a major challenge that needs to be solved in order to help extract what is undebatable knowledge, and use this to build more intelligent end-user systems.

• MSM2013: Making Sense of Microposts (#MSM2013)