Will Social Media Predict Scotland's Decision?

The votes are already being counted today in the landmark Scottish referendum for independence, but social media researchers are just as interested in finding out whether the nation’s social networks can accurately predicted the outcome.

As reported by the BBC, the Yes Scotland activists in favor of independence from Great Britain have a slight edge on social media, while traditional polling gives a narrow win to the “No” votes in the Better Together camp.

Here are the stated social media figures as they stood before voting began this morning:

• Twitter reports over 2.3