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Social Network Tools for Twitter Analysis
Sun, April 16, 8:00 to 9:30am CDT (8:00 to 9:30am CDT), Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, Floor: Level 2, OntarioSession Type: Symposium
Abstract
Over 450 million active users engage in Twitter conversations by retweeting, quote tweeting, and replying to each other. This vast world of conversation can shed light on how groups engage in conversations about their schools. This symposium will introduce newly created social network analysis (SNA) tools designed to scrape and analyze Twitter data. We will share how to tap into these networks and present two empirical examples that use these tools, focusing on school board recall campaigns in Loudoun County Public Schools and San Francisco Unified School District. These tools enable new examinations of Twitter conversations by tracking changes in sentiment, changes in the network composition over time, language used, and examining other aspects of the network.
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Social Network Analysis Tools for Understanding the Evolution of Twitter Conversations - Nicole Jess, Michigan State University; Hasan Gokberk Bayhan, Michigan State University; Yi-Chih Chiang, Michigan State University; Shimeng Dai, Michigan State University
Social Networks, Culture Wars, and School Board Recalls: A Case Study of Loudoun County Schools - Ariell R. Bertrand, Michigan State University; Yi-Chih Chiang, Michigan State University; Amy Cummings, Michigan State University; Rebecca Jacobsen, Michigan State University
Exploring Online Social Networks During the San Francisco Unified School Board Recall - Jessica Gottlieb, Texas Tech University; Nicole Jess, Michigan State University; Hasan Gokberk Bayhan, Michigan State University; Yi-Chih Chiang, Michigan State University; Shimeng Dai, Michigan State University