Key Events in Australian (Micro-)Blogging during 2010
1. Key Events in Australian (Micro-)Bloggingduring 2010 Axel Bruns / Jean Burgess ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, Brisbane a.bruns@qut.edu.au – @snurb_dot_info je.burgess@qut.edu.au – @jeanburgesshttp://mappingonlinepublics.net – http://cci.edu.au/ Thomas Nicolai / Lars Kirchhoff Sociomantic Labs, Berlin thomas.nicolai@sociomantic.com / lars.kirchhoff@sociomantic.com http://sociomantic.com/
19. Blog Network (between known blogs only)(~8500 blogs / 17 July to 25 Aug. 2010 / All page links / Node size: Indegree) parenting politics food arts & crafts design and style
20. Change of Plans: Leadership #spill and #ausvotes Election 23 June, 18:00-00:00:Speculation 24 June, 07:00-15:00:Party Vote & Aftermath
30. #ausvotes: Discussion Network17 July to 25 Aug. 2010 / All @replies / Node size: Indegree / Node colours: betweenness centrality)
31. Notes and Limitations Twapperkeeper relies on #hashtags Problem if #hashtags are inconsistent/unclear Follow-on @replies and retweets may not continue to use #hashtags Casual commenters may not use #hashtags in the first place May miss early developments – e.g. #hashtag standardisation Twitter as a subset of society: Broadband policy and Internet filter over-, asylum seekers underrepresented #hashtag use is a further sign of self-selection Need to look to Twitterfirehose for more comprehensive picture Need to track baseline activity to understand how exceptional #ausvotes was See more at mappingonlinepublics.net – up next: time-based animations... Or find us at @snurb_dot_info and @jeanburgess