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#HRMVOTES

 Catherine McGoveran
 MLIS Candidate 2013
     13 March 2103
#HRMVOTES
                             1. The Social Media Lab

                             2. The 2012 Halifax election

                             3. What were we looking for?

                             4. Data gathering

                             5. Findings

                             6. Broader application

Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca          2
SOCIAL MEDIA LAB
        • New space, new technology

        • Collaboration

                 • Research

                 • Web apps

                 • Events



Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca   3
THE 2012 HRM ELECTION

            •   Took place 20 October 2012
            •   Elections across Nova Scotia
                   •   Redrawing of electoral districts to 16
                   •   E-voting option
                   •   New mayor



Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca              4
THE SITUATION ROOM

      •   What were we looking for?
                 •   Conversation trends - key users and topics
                 •   Influential Twitter users
                 •   Level of activity
                 •   Network connections


Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca                5
DATA GATHERING

         •   Netlytic was used to collect Twitter data
                    •   #HRMvotes
                    •   #VoteHRM
                    •   #HFXpoli
         •   Collection for one week


Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca       6
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How effective is social
                         media in bringing out
                             supporters?




Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca   14
SOURCES


   Datasets & blog posts available at: http://socialmedialab.ca/?page_id=7337

      Twitter. (2013). Logo & brand. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/logo




Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca                              15

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Twitter analysis of the #Halifax Election

  • 1. #HRMVOTES Catherine McGoveran MLIS Candidate 2013 13 March 2103
  • 2. #HRMVOTES 1. The Social Media Lab 2. The 2012 Halifax election 3. What were we looking for? 4. Data gathering 5. Findings 6. Broader application Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca 2
  • 3. SOCIAL MEDIA LAB • New space, new technology • Collaboration • Research • Web apps • Events Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca 3
  • 4. THE 2012 HRM ELECTION • Took place 20 October 2012 • Elections across Nova Scotia • Redrawing of electoral districts to 16 • E-voting option • New mayor Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca 4
  • 5. THE SITUATION ROOM • What were we looking for? • Conversation trends - key users and topics • Influential Twitter users • Level of activity • Network connections Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca 5
  • 6. DATA GATHERING • Netlytic was used to collect Twitter data • #HRMvotes • #VoteHRM • #HFXpoli • Collection for one week Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca 6
  • 7. Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca 7
  • 8. Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca 8
  • 9. Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca 9
  • 10. Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca 10
  • 11. Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca 11
  • 12. Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca 12
  • 13. Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca 13
  • 14. How effective is social media in bringing out supporters? Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca 14
  • 15. SOURCES Datasets & blog posts available at: http://socialmedialab.ca/?page_id=7337 Twitter. (2013). Logo & brand. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/logo Catherine McGoveran | @kittmcg | socialmedialab.ca 15