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Analysis of 3.4 million tweets shows that the media mujahedeen through the Swarmcast are still able to achieve their strategic goals. These goals include maintaining a persistent presence through a multi-platform zeitgeist which is able to disseminate content to large numbers of internet users. This large-scale study contradicts the findings of some smaller studies of … Read More “ISIS Strategy and the Twitter Jihadiscape” »
For the second instalment of our Jihadi Twitter Activism series Nico Prucha and I explore data collected from Twitter related to the Syrian AQ branch Jabhat al-Nusra. This post identifies key ‘influence multipliers’ for Jabhat al-Nusra’s strategic communication and an overview of the content that these multipliers disseminate via Twitter. To analyze jihadi social media networks, their sympathizers and followers we have … Read More “Jihadi Twitter Activism part 2: Jabhat al Nusra” »
CPD Perspectives: Mapping the Great Beyond Apr 30, 2010 In the most recent issue of CPD Perspectives, Mapping the Great Beyond: Identifying Meaningful Networks in Public Diplomacy, Dr. Ali Fisher highlights the importance of mapping social networks for the field of public diplomacy. In part one of Mapping the Great Beyond, Fisher discusses the value … Read More “USC CPD Perspectives: Publication on Network Analysis” »
A quick map to demonstrate the variety of indivdiuals Tweeting through #16Azar to 11:08 GMT. Larger spheres are the hours, smaller ones the contributers. Interestingly a large number of individuals have only been active for one or two hours, with relatively few near the middle of the map active over a longer period of time.
Following on from the data posted on the USC Public Diplomacy blog, a few people asked why not include #IranElection – the answer was twofold, first it had so much more traffic it would have dwarfed the others, making distinctions harder to identify. Second, the level of traffic limited the extent to which a user … Read More “What does 1.4 million tweets looks like? The #IranElection data: (update on USC Public Diplomacy blog post)” »
Quick look at 3D network map. This one of followers of FCO accounts on Twitter, will follow-up with further data. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzxMBl3KSZo] Understanding importance or influence within a network depends in part on perspective; both the way you look at it and what your priorities are. The ability to view the map in 3D is all … Read More “The world is 3D – why not a network map?” »
The many different approaches to communication can both compete with and enrich other areas of communication. The combination of communication and development work, as organisations such as PANOS have done, demonstrates much from which others can learn. Equally the experience of health promotion over the years provides useful insight. To reiterate, while many may practitioners … Read More “KAP Gap” »
Before I do the post on data mapping and network analysis (and because I’m on holiday this week) Valdis Krebs and June Holley have written a very interesting article on the concept of ‘Network Weavers’ in building sustainable communities. It more than repays the time spent reading it. thank you to RS Zaharna for alerting … Read More “Considering Network Weavers” »