Twitter in flux….
Thoughts on the many changes at Twitter. - Twitter is a private space, a commercial entity, and is a venue and host to interactions among many others, but it is not itself a public space. See this blog post. -…
Accessing the Twitter Historical API via the Academic Track
NodeXL Pro has recently been updated to include support for Twitter API 2.0 and the Academic Twitter API service. Via the Twitter API 2.0 any Twitter user has “essential access” to 500k Tweets per month, restricted to the past seven…
In Praise of Filter Membranes: A Step Beyond Filter Bubbles
A design and policy proposal for improving the democratic quality of social media Marc Smith and Ben Shneiderman The fear of filter bubbles is a common concern in social media discussions. The threat of closed worlds of perception that lead…
Research Project: Mapping Political Networks
Politicians from around the world are using Twitter accounts for direct communication with the public. They share opinions, tweet to hashtags and connect to other accounts when retweeting and replying. The resulting communication patterns can be made visible with the…
November 14th: Open University – Milton-Keynes – Mapping connections in social media
http://kmi.open.ac.uk/seminars/2982 Charting Collections of Connections in Social Media: Creating Maps and Measures with NodeXL This event will take place on Tuesday 14 November 2017 at 11:30 Abstract: Networks are a data structure commonly found in any social media service that…
Nov 6 / 7, 2017 – Sheffield Hallym University – NodeXL for social media network insights
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/charting-collections-of-connections-in-social-media-tickets-39447656001 NOV 06 Charting Collections of Connections in Social Media by Sheffield Hallam University Free Mon 6 November 2017, 10:30 – 15:00 GMT Event Information DESCRIPTION 10.30 - Coffee on Arrival 10:45 - Welcome by Sue Beckingham 11:00 -…