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

Thu Feb 21 12:54:28 PST 2019

Hi Heather,

We have used Tweepy <https://github.com/tweepy/tweepy> last year to collect
tweets before, during and after primaries and presidential elections in
Paraguay. Our basic tweet collector, based on Tweepy, and which worked
pretty well for us, is available here
<https://github.com/ParticipaPY/politic-bots/blob/master/src/tweet_collector/twitter_api_manager.py>.
You can learn more about the whole project and our approach to collect data
in the project README and docs: https://github.com/ParticipaPY/politic-bots/.
I am also happy to help you out if you have any questions.

We also have a few informal publications about the role of Twitter in
Paraguayan Elections, but they are in Spanish (primaries [1
<https://medium.com/@jorgesaldivar/redes-sociales-en-procesos-electorales-89f2925966b6>
][2
<https://medium.com/@jorgesaldivar/la-importancia-de-perfiles-influyentes-en-procesos-electorales-5b3fcf7614cd>],
general elections[3
<https://medium.com/@laconich1991/el-rol-de-twitter-en-las-elecciones-generales-de-paraguay-2018-93df1750c244>]).
We are currently in the process of writing up our work, including our
methodological approach and tools, to be published later on a journal TBD
(BTW, suggestions are welcomed).

Hope it helps!

On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 5:20 PM Tatiana Silva <tatianamssilva at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello!
>
> I would really like to keep up with whatever group that might be formed
> from this conversation.
> My main research is about the use of Twitter by museum visitors but I am
> also interested in studying controversies.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Tatiana M. S. Silva
>
>
>
> Em qui, 21 de fev de 2019 às 13:30, Katherine Sullivan <
> kathern.sullivan at gmail.com> escreveu:
>
> > Good morning,
> >
> > I would love to join the subgroup as well! I'm currently working on my
> > doctoral thesis pertaining to the use of social media by Canadian mayors
> > and am attempting to use TwitteR, RFacebook and InstaR packages in R, but
> > am having some issues with authentication.
> >
> > Thank you so much for this initiative!
> >
> > Katherine Sullivan
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 8:40 AM Radhika G <gradhika2012 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Yay! I will
> > >
> > > Because I already went to github etc
> > >
> > > Thankyou!
> > >
> > > On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 8:37 AM Isabel Galvis <
> > galvisi at uni.coventry.ac.uk>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Go to GitHub - download the code you need =)
> > > >
> > > > Email me if you need help =)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Best regards,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ISABEL GALVIS, M.A.
> > > > Google Certified Professional | Yahoo! Search Marketing Ambassador
> > > > Microsoft adExcellence Member | Bing Advertisement Professional
> > > >  E: isabelgalvis at gmail.com | LI: Linkedin.com/isabelgalvis | T:
> > > > @isabelgalvis
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Air-L <air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org> On Behalf Of isioma
> > > chiluwa
> > > > Sent: 21 February 2019 13:33
> > > > To: Heather Walker <hgabel3 at uic.edu>
> > > > Cc: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> > > > Subject: Re: [Air-L] Searching for Mentor: Twitter API//Data
> Collection
> > > >
> > > > Dear all
> > > >
> > > > I am also interested in joining this group. I am a PhD student with
> > > > research interest in language of identity in online social
> movements. I
> > > > also have problems with retrieving and analysing data.  I would also
> > need
> > > > this mentorship.
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > >
> > > > On Feb 20, 2019 17:32, "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 :
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> > > > <
> > >
> >
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