[Air-L] YouTube Data

[Alan Neustadtl]

You might also explore NodeXL (
http://nodexl.codeplex.com/releases/view/104762), a free MS Excel add-in
that has the ability to directly import networks from Youtube.

Best,
Alan


On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 5:02 AM, Main <cassian at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

> Have you tried Webometric Analyst? It's free software available from
> Wolverhampton University. I've not played with the youtube function myself
> but I have seen research which does similar things to the project you
> describe. You will need to download the manual and I recommend Mike
> Thelwall's work on webometrics to help make sense of the program.
>
> Cassian
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
> From: "Megan Zahay" <meganzahay at gmail.com>
> Sent: May 23, 2013 10:54 PM
> To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> Subject: [Air-L] YouTube Data
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have been lurking on the list for about a year now and really enjoying
> the wealth of insights and information, but this is my first addition to
> it. I am currently working on a project which would like to track the
> network of some YouTube videos, so that includes things like referrals from
> other videos, embedding videos on external sites, video comments, text
> comments, etc. I would also like to use any demographic data available. Can
> anyone inform me about the reliability of the statistics provided on
> YouTube itself for each video, or point me in the direction of some
> publications on the subject? Additionally, if anyone is aware of any
> programs that would allow me to view the network between groups of videos
> or research that has been done in this area I would be very appreciative.
>
> Thank you in advance!
>
> Megan Zahay
> B.A. Arcadia University
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