Uploaded bySiobhan O'Flynn
MIT8 Public Private May 4 2013
This document discusses the PlusCity project, which analyzed data from Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Instagram, and other social media platforms to document how public space and interaction changed during the Scotiabank Nuit Blanche arts festival in Toronto from 2010-2012. It visualized geotagged Twitter data to map installations and participant "buzz". The project explored how social media influenced embodied actions and public norms during the massive public event. It provided insights into using social data for urban planning and designing civic engagement.
MIT8 Public Private May 4 2013
- 1. +City Faisal Anwar& Siobhan O’Flynn Data Visualization’s Troubling of the Digital Public/Private Spheres
- 2. +city • what isit? • analysis of a collective digital psychogeography, documenting the transformation of public space & public interaction during Scotabank Nuit Blanche 2010, 2011 & 2012 • an archival tool analyzing twitter hashtag content generated during the event & impact of digital communications on actions • a series of data visualizations: mobile app & web-based • a social experiment in participatory installation SNB 2012 • a granular qualitative analysis & mapping of traces of affect in real- time & post-event in content uploaded to digital public sphere • cross-referencing of content on multiple social media platforms: YouTube, Vimeo, Flickr, Instagram & Twitter
- 3. Nuit Blanche 2010 whatis it? - mass mobilization of a diverse public(s) actively seeking art
- 4. patience.... play.... RT @mypaleskin:This is officially the worst G20 ever. #snbTO by nparts via twitter at October 2, 2010 11:30:55 PM EDT Police officer says all is quiet. "Nothing ever happens at these things." by lisleong via twitter at October 3, 2010 1:45:27 AM EDT peace.... Nuit Blanche 2010 Dundas Square
- 5. Nuit Blanche 2010 whatis it? - multi-pov / 360 photo/video time-lapse capture of events - dispersed across multiple platforms
- 6. Nuit Blanche 2010 whatis it? - catalyst for guerrilla art projects - moments documented across platforms
- 7. Nuit Blanche - 2009,2010, 2011, 2012 - close to 1 million people participate - mass mobilization of public(s) networking via social media to navigate urban space - conventions of public behaviour change... - relaxation and transformation of social norms - changed experience of citizenship learning outcomes valuable for ... - understanding influence of social media on embodied action - future urban planning and policy strategies for the arts & culture in Toronto - urban & cultural studies on the creative city - suggest new methods of design for civic engagement & urban planning
- 8. Nuit Blanche 2012 hashtags#snbto 10,000+ tweets #nuitblanche 14,000+ tweets 2011 hashtags #snbto 8,000+ tweets #nuitblanche 10,000+ tweets Twitter as citation system what does a hashtag signify? - intention to communicate with a ‘global’ public - #snbto - ‘share your night’
- 9. +City early goal:Geolocate hashtag content in real time - density/peak map of installation buzz Invisible Cities Christian Marc Schmidt & Liangie Xia 2010-2011
- 10. March 2011.. geolocatingcurtailed
- 11. Mark Hansen Ben Rubin ListeningPost 2004 Jonathan Harris Sep Kamvar I Want You To Want Me 2008 prior conventions of ethical practice
- 12. NY Times Interactive- Cascade. April 2011
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- 14. twitter content ishard to retrieve... retroscraping... topsy.com April 20, 2013
- 15. SOCIAL MEDIA ARCHIVES BEHINDTHE PAYWALL
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- 18. Siobhan O’Flynn, PhD PlusCityDesign University of Toronto sioflynn@gmail.com @Sioflynn pluscity.me Faisal Anwar PlusCity Design faisal.info@gmail.com @fanwar pluscity.me