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

Thu Feb 21 06:40:35 PST 2019

Valerie: 

I can co-host with you if no one else really wants to take up the mantle. Any suggestions for website vs. a chat based app (like discord or similar)? 

Thanks,
Jonathan 

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> On Feb 21, 2019, at 9:36 AM, Zheng, Sharon <S.Zheng.1 at warwick.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I am a PhD researcher about social media data collection and also interested in joining this group and learn more about digital methods to collect data via social/digital media. Thanks.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Sharon
> 
> PhD Researcher at University of Warwick, UK
>> On 21 Feb 2019, at 14:20, virginia lazaro villa <virginialazarovilla at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear all,
>> 
>> I am also interested in joining this group, to learn for my research about
>> Instagram content related to identities.
>> 
>> All the best,
>> virginia lazaro
>> 
>> El jue., 21 feb. 2019 a las 14:05, Major, Rachael (<Rachael.Major at gov.gg>)
>> escribió:
>> 
>>> Thank you. I would be really interested in this. Used Twitter for
>>> recruitment during my EdD but want to use it more for future research
>>> 
>>> Kind regards
>>> 
>>> Dr Rachael Major
>>> Institute of Health and Social Care Studies
>>> Guernsey
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -------- Original message --------
>>> From: Radhika G <gradhika2012 at gmail.com>
>>> Date: 21/02/2019 13:39 (GMT+00:00)
>>> To: isioma chiluwa <isioma.chiluwa at covenantuniversity.edu.ng>
>>> Cc: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Searching for Mentor: Twitter API//Data Collection
>>> 
>>> So there are two things this group can do
>>> 
>>> 1) Peer mentor about the implications of these sorts of methods and how and
>>> if they dominate to such an extent that we reproduce neocolonial
>>> hierarchies and further invisibilize context ...
>>> 
>>> 2) peer learning- coz we have to know different things in order to
>>> understand and yeah we all want that twitter data
>>> 
>>> R
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 8:33 AM isioma chiluwa <
>>> isioma.chiluwa at covenantuniversity.edu.ng> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 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 : 503.755.7673
>>>> 1919 W. Taylor Street, Chicago IL
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