[Air-L] Searching for Mentor: Twitter API//Data Collection

[Giz Gulnerman]

Dear All,

I have been downloading geotagged Twitter Data since 2016 for my PhD study.
If I could contribute any point, please count me in for the subgroup.
Cheers,
*Ar.Gör. Ayşe Giz Gülnerman*
İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi
İnşaat Fakültesi - Geomatik Mühendisliği Bölümü
34469 Maslak İstanbul / Türkiye
gulnerman at itu.edu.tr
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*R.A. Ayse Giz Gulnerman*
Istanbul Technical University
Faculty of Civil Engr. - Geomatics Engr. Dep.
34469 Maslak Istanbul/ Turkey
gulnerman at itu.edu.tr


On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 7:32 PM Heather Walker <hgabel3 at uic.edu> wrote:

> 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
>
> --
> *Heather Walker (Gabel), MS*
> Disability Studies Ph.D. Candidate (ABD)
> College of Applied Health Sciences
> University of Illinois, Chicago
> hgabel3 at uic.edu : 503.755.7673
> 1919 W. Taylor Street, Chicago IL
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