The Twitterverse graphic was originally created by Brian Solis and Jess3. Oneforty has transformed it into an interactive map, so you can now click any application and learn about it. Fun!
An all new Twitter
Today Twitter rolled out its new look including some radical changes to the interface. You can see how it looks in the video (skip to 1:10 to see it in action).
For more, check out ReadWriteWeb’s report from the event and TechCrunch for extra details.
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Tuesday tech links: Twitter again
After all the Twitter articles, reports, and sociology last week I thought it might be a good idea to focus on something a little lighter. Here are three Twitter visualizations that are fun and, maybe, useful.
1. Trendsmap. This visualization tracks Twitter trends by geographical location and displays the information as a tag cloud on a Google Map, which can be sorted by a specific city or general region in real time. Clicking on a tag opens a small information box that aggregates the latest tweets, the trend history, and offers related news links and images.
2. Visible Tweets. Visible Tweets displays a stream of tweets on any trend you choose. They are displayed one at a time on a colourful background, with beautiful transitions between tweets. Designed to display tweets in a public place, a perfect addition to any twittered conference.
3. Trend Tracker. While the others focus on place or aesthetics, Trend Tracker allows you to see trending topics by geography and time of day. It is also possible to see a trend topic by location on a world map over 24 hours, which means you can follow trends as they travel around the globe.
Wildcard. TwittEarth. Displays a geo-located tweet, accompanied by a very bizarre icon, at ten second intervals. Useless but strangely seductive.
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Tuesday tech links
I have been talking to other librarians about Twitter a lot lately and looking for worthwhile material to point them towards, especially articles or reports that move beyond the basics, engage with the application and help explain the sociology that makes it interesting. Here are three of the most recent that I found useful.
One. The influentials: new approaches for analyzing influence on Twitter. Examines the nuances of interaction on Twitter in an attempt to define influence and distinguish between different types of behaviour. They categorize users as conversationalists, spammers, or materialists in relation to the number of followers vs. followees.
Two. Twitter in higher education: usage habits and trends in today’s college faculty. Worth reading for the remarks, both positive and negative, from academics on Twitter and how those who adopted it use it. Requires an email address to receive the report.
Three. Tweet Tweet Retweet: Conversational Aspects of Retweeting on Twitter. When it comes to analyzing social media, danah boyd never disappoints.This is a very recent paper, still in draft form, but well worth the effort.
Wildcard. Tweeting Kegerator. Certainly not library related (at least I hope not!) but so bizarre I had to include it; a network connected keg that sends a Twitter post to tell you when it’s about to run out. Yes, bizarre…
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