Twitter Research Question
I'm at the beginnings of a Twitter study looking at a community's reaction to a televised event. In my literature review, I'm having a difficult time justifying when to include the community's tweets chronologically preceding the event and following the event. For those of you that do content analysis on social media like Twitter, do any of you have suggestions? The data has already been collected using a Twitter scraper. I'm just trying to decide right now how to define the boundaries for my analysis. Any suggestions or a study you can point to that uses a similar method will be helpful. Thanks, Theo -- Theo Plothe Ph.D. Student Remix Culture and Gaming American University School of Communication
AoIR pals! As a new member to the organization, I had wondered perhaps if this e-mail listserv really is the best space for many of the transactional-type discussions that happen between members. On the one hand, it's very cool (and inspiring) to see such a vibrant discussion between motivated and intelligent people, but on the other hand there are days in which I will receive as many as 20 different AoIR e-mails - often a chronology of a conversation between a few members that I might or might not be specifically involved in (besides my tangential connection to both as an AoIR member). To this end, I wonder if the organization has (or might) consider using a different channel for these transactional-type discussions, such as a closed Facebook page, that provides members an "opt-in" and persistent space for more detailed discussions. As the Web and Publications Editor for the Mass Communication of NCA (National Communication Association), I have facilitated such a page for our 1200+ members for the better half of three years, and we've seen quite a few members (about 500 currently "following" the page) log in and share research and scholarly opinions in the space - which has taken quite a bit of pressure off of our listserv. I realize of course there are likely many reasons why we don't have such a space, but I'm just wondering if using the current AoIR listserv as a bulletin board and discussion place is the most functional use of the technology; as a new member, it can often times be overwhelming. Of course, should there be any interest in such a project - using Facebook, or some other technology that is more easily assessible/less likely to see us all anti-aging cream on a daily basis - I'd be more than happy to assist. Or, I'll just continue to acclimate to the AoIR listserv, as I go find it generally useful. Just a few thoughts from a new member - I do not mean to shake the apple tree so please to not take this note as anything more than an "outside looking in" observation. Glad to be a member, and eager for my first AoIR this Fall in Denver. =) ~nick Nicholas David Bowman, Ph.D. ( http://ndbowman.info/ )Assistant Professor of Communication Studies; Research Associate, Media and Interaction Lab West Virginia University Web and Publications Editor, Mass Communication Division National Communication Association Vice-Chair, Game Studies Interest Group International Communication Association Interim Social Media Director Eastern Communication Association ______________________ Twitter @bowmanspartan Skype ID: nicholasdbowman On Media Theory... ( http://onmediatheory.blogspot.com/ )
Thanks Nicholas, I'd like to second that! The discussions on this list are very interesting and engaging, but they also do tend to fill up my inbox very quickly. Regards, Anders Sundnes Løvlie Assoc. prof., program director for Web Development Gjøvik University College english.hig.no 5. aug. 2013 kl. 10:35 skrev Nicholas Bowman <Nicholas.Bowman@mail.wvu.edu>:
AoIR pals!
As a new member to the organization, I had wondered perhaps if this e-mail listserv really is the best space for many of the transactional-type discussions that happen between members. On the one hand, it's very cool (and inspiring) to see such a vibrant discussion between motivated and intelligent people, but on the other hand there are days in which I will receive as many as 20 different AoIR e-mails - often a chronology of a conversation between a few members that I might or might not be specifically involved in (besides my tangential connection to both as an AoIR member).
To this end, I wonder if the organization has (or might) consider using a different channel for these transactional-type discussions, such as a closed Facebook page, that provides members an "opt-in" and persistent space for more detailed discussions. As the Web and Publications Editor for the Mass Communication of NCA (National Communication Association), I have facilitated such a page for our 1200+ members for the better half of three years, and we've seen quite a few members (about 500 currently "following" the page) log in and share research and scholarly opinions in the space - which has taken quite a bit of pressure off of our listserv. I realize of course there are likely many reasons why we don't have such a space, but I'm just wondering if using the current AoIR listserv as a bulletin board and discussion place is the most functional use of the technology; as a new member, it can often times be overwhelming.
Of course, should there be any interest in such a project - using Facebook, or some other technology that is more easily assessible/less likely to see us all anti-aging cream on a daily basis - I'd be more than happy to assist. Or, I'll just continue to acclimate to the AoIR listserv, as I go find it generally useful.
Just a few thoughts from a new member - I do not mean to shake the apple tree so please to not take this note as anything more than an "outside looking in" observation. Glad to be a member, and eager for my first AoIR this Fall in Denver. =)
~nick
Nicholas David Bowman, Ph.D. ( http://ndbowman.info/ )Assistant Professor of Communication Studies; Research Associate, Media and Interaction Lab West Virginia University
Web and Publications Editor, Mass Communication Division National Communication Association
Vice-Chair, Game Studies Interest Group International Communication Association
Interim Social Media Director Eastern Communication Association ______________________ Twitter @bowmanspartan Skype ID: nicholasdbowman On Media Theory... ( http://onmediatheory.blogspot.com/ ) <ATT00001.c>
Hmm - why fix it if it aint broken? You can change your subscribtion details (to, e.g., daily summary) and/or make the mails arrive in a separate folder below your inbox. :) Stine On 05/08/13 13.02, "Anders Sundnes Løvlie" <anders.lovlie@hig.no> wrote:
Thanks Nicholas, I'd like to second that! The discussions on this list are very interesting and engaging, but they also do tend to fill up my inbox very quickly.
Regards, Anders Sundnes Løvlie Assoc. prof., program director for Web Development Gjøvik University College english.hig.no
5. aug. 2013 kl. 10:35 skrev Nicholas Bowman <Nicholas.Bowman@mail.wvu.edu>:
AoIR pals!
As a new member to the organization, I had wondered perhaps if this e-mail listserv really is the best space for many of the transactional-type discussions that happen between members. On the one hand, it's very cool (and inspiring) to see such a vibrant discussion between motivated and intelligent people, but on the other hand there are days in which I will receive as many as 20 different AoIR e-mails - often a chronology of a conversation between a few members that I might or might not be specifically involved in (besides my tangential connection to both as an AoIR member).
To this end, I wonder if the organization has (or might) consider using a different channel for these transactional-type discussions, such as a closed Facebook page, that provides members an "opt-in" and persistent space for more detailed discussions. As the Web and Publications Editor for the Mass Communication of NCA (National Communication Association), I have facilitated such a page for our 1200+ members for the better half of three years, and we've seen quite a few members (about 500 currently "following" the page) log in and share research and scholarly opinions in the space - which has taken quite a bit of pressure off of our listserv. I realize of course there are likely many reasons why we don't have such a space, but I'm just wondering if using the current AoIR listserv as a bulletin board and discussion place is the most functional use of the technology; as a new member, it can often times be overwhelming.
Of course, should there be any interest in such a project - using Facebook, or some other technology that is more easily assessible/less likely to see us all anti-aging cream on a daily basis - I'd be more than happy to assist. Or, I'll just continue to acclimate to the AoIR listserv, as I go find it generally useful.
Just a few thoughts from a new member - I do not mean to shake the apple tree so please to not take this note as anything more than an "outside looking in" observation. Glad to be a member, and eager for my first AoIR this Fall in Denver. =)
~nick
Nicholas David Bowman, Ph.D. ( http://ndbowman.info/ )Assistant Professor of Communication Studies; Research Associate, Media and Interaction Lab West Virginia University
Web and Publications Editor, Mass Communication Division National Communication Association
Vice-Chair, Game Studies Interest Group International Communication Association
Interim Social Media Director Eastern Communication Association ______________________ Twitter @bowmanspartan Skype ID: nicholasdbowman On Media Theory... ( http://onmediatheory.blogspot.com/ ) <ATT00001.c>
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HI, I've been lurking for a number of weeks on this board. I have not seen a comment of this type on topic. FB is a terrible malware risk. -T On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 1:35 AM, Nicholas Bowman < Nicholas.Bowman@mail.wvu.edu> wrote:
AoIR pals!
As a new member to the organization, I had wondered perhaps if this e-mail listserv really is the best space for many of the transactional-type discussions that happen between members. On the one hand, it's very cool (and inspiring) to see such a vibrant discussion between motivated and intelligent people, but on the other hand there are days in which I will receive as many as 20 different AoIR e-mails - often a chronology of a conversation between a few members that I might or might not be specifically involved in (besides my tangential connection to both as an AoIR member).
To this end, I wonder if the organization has (or might) consider using a different channel for these transactional-type discussions, such as a closed Facebook page, that provides members an "opt-in" and persistent space for more detailed discussions. As the Web and Publications Editor for the Mass Communication of NCA (National Communication Association), I have facilitated such a page for our 1200+ members for the better half of three years, and we've seen quite a few members (about 500 currently "following" the page) log in and share research and scholarly opinions in the space - which has taken quite a bit of pressure off of our listserv. I realize of course there are likely many reasons why we don't have such a space, but I'm just wondering if using the current AoIR listserv as a bulletin board and discussion place is the most functional use of the technology; as a new member, it can often times be overwhelming.
Of course, should there be any interest in such a project - using Facebook, or some other technology that is more easily assessible/less likely to see us all anti-aging cream on a daily basis - I'd be more than happy to assist. Or, I'll just continue to acclimate to the AoIR listserv, as I go find it generally useful.
Just a few thoughts from a new member - I do not mean to shake the apple tree so please to not take this note as anything more than an "outside looking in" observation. Glad to be a member, and eager for my first AoIR this Fall in Denver. =)
~nick
Nicholas David Bowman, Ph.D. ( http://ndbowman.info/ )Assistant Professor of Communication Studies; Research Associate, Media and Interaction Lab West Virginia University
Web and Publications Editor, Mass Communication Division National Communication Association
Vice-Chair, Game Studies Interest Group International Communication Association
Interim Social Media Director Eastern Communication Association ______________________ Twitter @bowmanspartan Skype ID: nicholasdbowman On Media Theory... ( http://onmediatheory.blogspot.com/ )
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Theo, Glad to see more folks using Twitter scrapers to capture "in the moment, organic" reactions to public events. However, without more understanding of your specific research questions, it's a bit difficult to give you much feedback. Setting up the analysis parameters is really based on what precisely you are wanting to study (i.e., if you were looking at changes in discourse from before and after an event, you'd need to look at both and analyze for changes in topic? tamber? tone? civility?) As well, with your content analysis - are you doing a thematic analysis (where you let themes emerge from the data, such as an agenda-setting type study) or are you looking at a theoretically-derived content analysis (such as using affective disposition theory to analyze individuals' reactions towards main protagonists and antagonists, fitting these comments into a coding scheme derived from theory and analyzing change scores in disposition). If you don't want to e-mail the entire list (although I am sure there are many people besides myself you can help here) you can e-mail me directly at Nicholas.Bowman@mail.wvu.edu. YOu also might look at the recent work of Dr. Art Raney at Florida State University, who has been looking at such techniques in the field of media psychology and communication studies (my home).
Theo Plothe <tp6316a@student.american.edu> 05-Aug-13 06:10 >>> I'm at the beginnings of a Twitter study looking at a community's reaction to a televised event. In my literature review, I'm having a difficult time justifying when to include the community's tweets chronologically preceding the event and following the event. For those of you that do content analysis on social media like Twitter, do any of you have suggestions? The data has already been collected using a Twitter scraper. I'm just trying to decide right now how to define the boundaries for my analysis.
Any suggestions or a study you can point to that uses a similar method will be helpful. Thanks, Theo -- Theo Plothe Ph.D. Student Remix Culture and Gaming American University School of Communication _______________________________________________ The Air-L@listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/
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