Thanks for the terrific idea. We will have to get on that. We can certainly benefit from the expertise and skills of a veteran such as yourself. Valarie J. Bell, M.A., Ph.D. Computational Social Scientist, Digital Communication Analytics University of North Texas Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism ________________________________ From: Air-L <air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Deen Freelon <dfreelon@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2019 9:52:03 AM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [EXT] Re: [Air-L] Searching for Mentor: Twitter API//Data Collection Hi all, Having conducted computational/social media research for the better part of a decade, it heartens me to see this kind of interest in my area. I want to do more than wish you all the best of luck in learning how to analyze these kinds of data, but my time to participate in initiatives such as those proposed is limited. So let me make a suggestion: someone should implement an IR-focused Q&A platform like StackOverflow or Quora to allow subject matter experts to pop in and answer questions at their leisure with a minimum of overhead. I don't necessarily want to be a full member of a new group, but I could see myself scanning through a list of questions every so often to answer the ones I can. From teaching both R and Python for data analysis, I know that learners frequently run into stumbling blocks that an expert could fix for them in minutes. My guess is I'm not the only one who'd be willing to provide answers for such a site. So if anyone decides to make one, please let the list know. Best, /DEEN On 2/21/2019 10:16 AM, Radhika G wrote:
Yup our subgroup has already been discussing that option
Will add you to our list
On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 10:15 AM Jonathan Schlosser < jonathanphilipschlosser@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello all,
I am thinking that it might be good to create a website, or use an app like discord to host this group. We could then create dedicated spaces for resources, conversations, etc. that could help organize all of the different conversational streams happening here and assist new people in following the mass of information being provided here. I am not sure who is creating the group but that might be better than relying on a listserv structure. Thoughts?
Thanks,
Jonathan Schlosser First-Year PhD Student UNC School of Media and Journalism
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On Feb 20, 2019, at 1:16 PM, Alette Schoon <A.Schoon@ru.ac.za> wrote:
Dear Heather
Axel Bruns from QUT in Australia does a very hands-on course on how to use T-CAT, a scraping tool using the live twitter api: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.digitalmethods.net%2FDmi%2FToolDmiTcat&data=02%7C01%7CValarie.Bell%40unt.edu%7C74f5f955051c4de31fb808d698148956%7C70de199207c6480fa318a1afcba03983%7C0%7C0%7C636863611297515241&sdata=HSl16VXJGU%2BTkFC3EyKe2dhk4e625tHZ4n2D1rNqCQg%3D&reserved=0 He combines the data with the Tableau visualisation tool, which provides great tools to turn your hashtags in your database into lines that rise and fall over time, rank your most prolific tweeters, etc. There is an online course you can do where Axel presents social media analytics - I'm not sure to what extent it overlaps with the T-CAT course. https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.futurelearn.com%2Fcourses%2Fsocial-media-analytics&data=02%7C01%7CValarie.Bell%40unt.edu%7C74f5f955051c4de31fb808d698148956%7C70de199207c6480fa318a1afcba03983%7C0%7C0%7C636863611297515241&sdata=tC6NIg0qP42Wu5BwE06oYEzYgbXCo0HBTFX743jANKM%3D&reserved=0 I attended the Digital Media Research Methods workshop QUT's Digital Media Research Methods Centre run every December - you should apply to attend next year, it is really very good. https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fresearch.qut.edu.au%2Fdmrc%2F2019-dmrc-summer-school%2Fdmrcss19-workshops%2F&data=02%7C01%7CValarie.Bell%40unt.edu%7C74f5f955051c4de31fb808d698148956%7C70de199207c6480fa318a1afcba03983%7C0%7C0%7C636863611297515241&sdata=IzJrtEqkglr76J%2BPt%2B%2BO3CZK0LFhYZkYUVPrq1rWW6Q%3D&reserved=0 Best Alette
Alette Schoon (PhD) School of Journalism and Media Studies Rhodes University SOUTH AFRICA
Quoting Heather Walker <hgabel3@uic.edu>:
Hello Esteemed Internet Researchers,
My name is Heather Walker and I am a PhD candidate at the University of Illinois at Chicago. For my dissertation project, I am taking a netnographic approach looking at Twitter and Instagram data. I applied for access to the Twitter API via their developer site, was approved, and now have an access key. I've been trying to learn Python by taking free online courses and watching a million youtube videos. However, I hit a snag every time and usually can't figure out how to fix it.
I also have been using DiscoverText (incredible tool), but have already exceeded the data limit, making continued data collection there impossible. I am reaching out via this listserv to see if there are any lovely researchers with experience using the Twitter API to aggregate data who may be willing to mentor me? I am working on several manuscripts right now using Twitter data, so can offer co-authorship through the partnership. My interests and collected data thus far revolve around disability, rights, access, and civic participation, diabetes cultural groups, social movements using hashtags, and social movement hijacking.
I am also hoping some of you might know about any potential United-States based workshops that provide hands-on training using big-data digital methods?
Thank you for your consideration and shared resources.
Cheers!
Heather Walker
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