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TED Image Map of Baltimore: What people are talking about on social media
Posted on 12/15/14 at 1:51 pm
Posted on 12/15/14 at 1:51 pm
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What do the social networks look like in your city or country? Dave Troy (TED Talk: Social maps that reveal a city’s intersections — and separations) crunches data to see places not as neighborhoods, but as relationships between people. With his PeopleMaps project, he groups people by whom they follow and talk to on Twitter, then works with local collaborators to analyze what those people talk about most. The result? Fascinating non-geographic maps of a region’s interests and communities.
Do you think this is representative of urban America?
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Posted on 12/15/14 at 1:56 pm to Ghostfacedistiller
The U.S. is a melting pot. There are many cultures and backgrounds here. In most cases, people like to be culturally together. At the same time, crime is higher in the poorer areas, so you are going to have more affluent groups moving away from there.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 2:48 pm to ehidal1
I don't understand why they didn't lump rap music in with culture. Music isn't culture anymore?
Posted on 12/15/14 at 2:52 pm to Ghostfacedistiller
Since Twitter users are a tiny fraction of the total population and not very representative, I'll say no.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 2:56 pm to Turbeauxdog
quote:this is a salient question
I don't understand why they didn't lump rap music in with culture. Music isn't culture anymore?
edit: the person who put the images together (for more cities than just baltimore) specifically stated that the data showed the racial divide in baltimore more strongly than it did for other cities
but i'm wondering if this is a case of confirmation bias. it does seem suspect that he or she would identify "hip-hop, rap, urban music, clubs" and put them in big letters but then but "culture" and "media" on the white side of town. and what's with the words that are too small to read? there's only two font sizes, so i doubt the font size corresponds to the prevalence of each category. the whole thing is just poorly done, i think
This post was edited on 12/15/14 at 3:01 pm
Posted on 12/15/14 at 3:02 pm to Jim Rockford
I'd say you could get a pretty decent idea of the type of neighborhoods in the area by looking at those maps.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 3:04 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Guessing the left side of that map contains a lot more crime.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 3:04 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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I'd say you could get a pretty decent idea of the type of neighborhoods in the area by looking at those maps.
I don't get the divide between pink and blue.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 3:08 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Looks to me they are saying Hip Hop isn't music.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 3:09 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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I'd say you could get a pretty decent idea of the type of neighborhoods in the area by looking at those maps.
Well, sure, but there are an awful lot of mawmaws and pawpaws in those neighborhoods who don't know the first thing about twitter. That's all I'm saying.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 3:22 pm to Jim Rockford
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Well, sure, but there are an awful lot of mawmaws and pawpaws in those neighborhoods who don't know the first thing about twitter. That's all I'm saying.
agreed
Posted on 12/15/14 at 3:37 pm to Hog on the Hill
My guess is if waspy mcwhiteyton goes to see an African folk music exhibit at the performing arts center, that's culture.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 3:38 pm to Jim Rockford
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Well, sure, but there are an awful lot of mawmaws and pawpaws in those neighborhoods who don't know the first thing about twitter. That's all I'm saying.
For sure. It's not a great depiction but does give a general idea IMO
Posted on 12/15/14 at 3:40 pm to Ghostfacedistiller
Saudi Arabia...creepy.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 3:58 pm to GetCocky11
If Toddy lived in Saudia Arabia he'd definitely live in the gay porn / naked men neighborhood.
Posted on 12/15/14 at 4:44 pm to Ghostfacedistiller
And they say they're not reading your tweets (or emails). lol
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