class: center, middle, inverse, title-slide # Twitter Trends in #DuBoisChallenge ### Ctrl+Alt+Elite <br> Andrew Blosse, Anna Greenleaf, Sana Pashankar, & Raghav Rasal ### Duke University ### 2021-10-01 --- ## Introduction - W.E.B. Du Bois was an American data visualization expert whose work challenged racist notions - \#DuBoisChallenge encouraged creative recreations of his visualizations in a modern context - Dataset consists of 445 tweets that include "#DuBoisChallenge" - Aim to dive deeper into how people across the world engage with history and data visualizations through social media <img src="images/dubois285.jpeg" width="20%" style="display: block; margin: auto;" /> --- class: inverse, middle, center # Question #1 : How does user participation and inter-user interaction in the #DuBoisChallenge vary with location? --- ## Location of Tweets <img src="presentation_files/figure-html/question-one-plot-one-1.png" width="65%" style="display: block; margin: auto;" /> - Most of the Twitter challenge activity is occurring in the US - Most represented user bio region is Northeast --- ## Tweet Maps <img src="presentation_files/figure-html/question-one-map-plots-1.png" width="80%" style="display: block; margin: auto;" /> --- class: inverse, middle, center # Question #2: What is the relationship between the device that is used to publish a tweet and how the audience engages with the author? --- ## Likes by Device Type <img src="presentation_files/figure-html/question-two-plot-one-1.png" width="65%" style="display: block; margin: auto;" /> - Median number of likes for Web App is greater than Android, iPhone - May indicate difference in constructing tweets on computer vs. phone --- ##Followers by Device Type <img src="presentation_files/figure-html/question-two-plot-two-1.png" width="70%" style="display: block; margin: auto;" /> --- class: inverse, middle, center # Thank you for listening!