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Analysing Posts About the #Coronation on Mastodon

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There is no doubt that the recent coronation of King Charles III was a massive event in the UK. Whether you’re in favour of the monarchy or not, there is no doubt that the coronation event is a big talking point. This was certainly the case on Mastodon – my preferred microblogging platform of choice. … Read more

Finding New Followers on Mastodon Using Python and Network Science

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I’m still relatively new to Mastodon and, so far, I love it. Ever since Twitter started going down hill (for reasons which I won’t cover yet again) I have used Mastodon as my go-to microblogging platform of choice. I’ve been on Mastodon for a couple of months now, and I’m on the lookout for new … Read more

Analysing #ClimateChange and Related Hashtags on Mastodon

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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

Interaction Networks of #COVID19 and “Delta variant” on Twitter

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EDIT (Feb 2023): As of 09/02/2023, Twitter is closing down public access to the API and replacing it with a paid service. In the previous post, we went through the process of how to collect data from Twitter (Via Twint) using a few key terms. We then used regular expressions to extract the relevant parts … Read more