29. The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the processor is further configured to: cause a continuous time series image flows representing the conversation streams to be displayed; identify overall sentiments for topics associated with the conversation streams; and cause indicators to be displayed in conjunction with the time series image flows to indicate changes in the overall sentiments for the topics associated with the conversation streams.
29. The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the processor is further configured to: cause a continuous time series image flows representing the conversation streams to be displayed; identify overall sentiments for topics associated with the conversation streams; and cause indicators to be displayed in conjunction with the time series image flows to indicate changes in the overall sentiments for the topics associated with the conversation streams. 31. The apparatus of claim 29 , wherein the processor is further configured to: generate social metrics for the conversation streams; and cause the social metrics to be displayed in response to detecting selection of the images representing the conversation streams.