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

Thu Feb 21 07:52:03 PST 2019

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 at 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
>>
>> Email: JSchloss at ad.unc.edu
>> Website: JonathanSchlosser.com
>> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanphilipschlosser
>>
>>> On Feb 20, 2019, at 1:16 PM, Alette Schoon <A.Schoon at 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://wiki.digitalmethods.net/Dmi/ToolDmiTcat
>>> 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://www.futurelearn.com/courses/social-media-analytics
>>> 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://research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/2019-dmrc-summer-school/dmrcss19-workshops/
>>> Best
>>> Alette
>>>
>>> Alette Schoon (PhD)
>>> School of Journalism and Media Studies
>>> Rhodes University
>>> SOUTH AFRICA
>>>
>>> Quoting Heather Walker <hgabel3 at 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
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> *Heather Walker (Gabel), MS*
>>>> Disability Studies Ph.D. Candida
>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=Disability+Studies+Ph.D.+Candida&entry=gmail&source=g>te
>> (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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