Research Associate, Network Analysis, Social Media and Programming
Gephi, is an amazing piece of software for building and visualising different types of network. It is considered the go-to software for network analytics and visualisation and is widely used by those who study social networks, such as myself. I use Gephi almost on a daily basis. As well as producing some amazing visuals, Gephi … Read more
While Mastodon is still a relatively new platform (especially compared to other platform like Twitter) it is filled with a thriving community of people who love to share their knowledge and express their options. I thought I would take a closer look at a topic which always appears to be part of a conversation somewhere. … Read more
EDIT (Feb 2023): As of 09/02/2023, Twitter is closing down public access to the API and replacing it with a paid service. Social media is incredibly useful for maintaining friendships, reaching out and interacting with others. In particular, social media platforms like Twitter allow people to share and exchange ideas freely and easily. In a … Read more
In a separate blog post, we talked about the need for building highly interactive data visualisations which you can show off to others. That’s great if you would prefer to create visualisations without the stress of having to write any code. That being said, you may find yourself in a situation where you need to … Read more
Being able to visualise your data is an essential part of helping your people understand key concepts derived from your data. In a previous blog post, we covered some of the most widely used and popular Python packages for doing just this. One thing that these packages lack is the ability to produce dynamic data … Read more