9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the influence of each of the online social media authors is determined by: calculating a centrality value for each author using a betweenness centrality algorithm on the raw data stored in the database for each of the websites of interest, the centrality value to indicate a degree of influence of the author in the one or more social networks; and calculating an influence score for each author based on the centrality value of the author to determine the influence of each of the authors within the one or more social networks of related authors of online social media and their corresponding posts.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the influence of each of the online social media authors is determined by: calculating a centrality value for each author using a betweenness centrality algorithm on the raw data stored in the database for each of the websites of interest, the centrality value to indicate a degree of influence of the author in the one or more social networks; and calculating an influence score for each author based on the centrality value of the author to determine the influence of each of the authors within the one or more social networks of related authors of online social media and their corresponding posts. 11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising modifying the centrality value by an activity level of each of the authors and by an importance of the website where the author is active.