Use this search to compare two or three tweeps and see who has the biggest set of followers. Running a political campaign and want to know how your candidate is doing versus the other candidates? Think that @aplusk has the biggest followers even if @britneyspears has more followers? Want to know which social media influentials… Continue reading Biggest Twitter followers
The Twitter run-off in North Carolina
With the NC U.S. Senate Democratic primary runoff one month away, candidates Cal Cunningham (@calfornc) and Elaine Marshall (@elaine4nc) are deadlocked in recent polls. Is the race that close? With many pundits predicting low voter turnout, this election could very well be decided by the candidates’ social media clout. Using Twiangulate, our tool for analyzing twitter friends… Continue reading The Twitter run-off in North Carolina
Looking for common tweeps in Twitter list?
Want to compare two or three Twitter Lists to discover who is listed in common? Who is left out? We’ve got the solution for you. Select the “Compare lists” tab, then input two or three lists. Then sit back and let Twiangulate take care of the rest.
Most hashtagged panels of Day 2 SXSWi 2010
A quick Taghive tabulation of tags used by SXSWers at yesterday’s panels: And here are SXSW hashtags for the last hour.
Hottest day 1 panel? Day one of SXSW through the Taghive lens
The biggest trending topic for day 1 of SXSW was “Battle decks” with 146 tweets by 37 people. “iPad” had 47 tweets by 37 people. (Leading tag cloud as of 7pm last night is below. For a sense of scale, the smallest on the graphic is “stuffwedesignfor” with 47 tweets by 9 people.) After a… Continue reading Hottest day 1 panel? Day one of SXSW through the Taghive lens
Twitter visualizations and maps
Great HBR article on slicings and dicings and visualizations of Twitter’s volcanic spew of content and data. Needs some mention of Twiangulate tweep maps. :) For starters, here’s a map of the connections among @Harvardbiz’s 100 biggest twitter followers.
How to search Twitter bios for data with Twiangulate
We’ve enabled search for Twitter bios. This should be useful for journalists and researchers trying to dig out new sources or to quantify the importance of a particular type of personality on Twitter. I’ve done some quick digging and turned up a bunch of fun factlets and trendoids. Journalists and Twitter For example, if you’re… Continue reading How to search Twitter bios for data with Twiangulate
Fun video explaining how to use Twiangulate to jump start a great list of Twitter friends
Created by Christopher Spenn:
Mapping twitter lists
For example, here’s a map of Jeff Jarvis’ Media Wonks list. The full list of 192 tweeps doesn’t map well — this is an <strike>incestuous</strike> highly networked world. So the map defaults to display only those tweeps with bilateral links (as opposed to a one directional follow) with more than 10% of the people on the… Continue reading Mapping twitter lists
Webs or trees?
Looking at efficient networks, Wired reports: “Tree branches have inspired efficient transit networks, but a new studyfinds inspiration in leaves. The curvy, connected leaf veins found insome plants are an efficient way to circumvent damaged areas andchannel nutrients, report researchers led by Eleni Katifori of theRockefeller University in New York City.”