THE MECHANICS OF MEMETICS - Digital Methods · Facebook pages: Celebrate Pride, Gay Right Media,...
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University of AmsterdamSummer School June-July 2015
Political Memes in a globalized world
team: Bastiaan Baccarne, Angeles Briones, Stefan Baack, Emily Maemura, Janna Joceli, Peiqing Zhou, Humberto Ferreira.
Facilitators: Cristel Kolopaking, Fernando van der Vlist, Jennifer Veldman
THE MECHANICS OF MEMETICS
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Research Question
How do memes act as an expression of socio-political orientation in terms of support or counter-reaction?
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Methods1. Hashtag exploration to find pro-program and contra-program.
Result: definition of 2 positive and 2 negative hashtags.→ Tools: Instagram Scraper, Netvizz, Gephi.
2. Scraped memes from Facebook, Instagram using the defined hashtags.→ Tools: Instagram Scraper, Netvizz
3. Merge of data collection. → Excel, Gephi, R Studio
4. Cluster visualization of images and map the data.→ ImagePlot, Google Fusion Tables
5. Content analysis→ Gephi
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Instagram query #lovewins
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Instagram query
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Query Design
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Expansion of #lovewins reactions in Instagram
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ImagePlotall images
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imageplot
program anti-program
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Findings1. Memetic reactions are supported by
existing cultural units.
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Instagramprogram
(interactive map here) *32, 08% of Instagram entries included location
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(interactive map here)
Instagramanti-program
religious
non-religious
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Findings2. Mapping meme activity: can't compare quantities and countries; depends on the platform.
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#jesuswins
Instagram Scraper Top 20 liked
#celebratepride
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Positive reactions to #LoveWinsInstagram Scraper (#celebratepride) Top 20 liked
reaffirming religion
comments tension
celebrating cause
defending cause; asking for respect/no judgement
supporting cause
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Instagram Scraper (n=60,000): #celebratepride (20,081), #goswins (5,229), #jesuswins (5,914), #loveloses (1,837)
love won
Negative reactions to #LoveWinsInstagram Scraper (#godwins, #jesuswins, #loveloses)
anti meme? red revolution
defending belief
community building (‘real’ believers)
jesus won
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Facebook Pages EngagementNetvizz. Top engager for each page
Facebook pages: Celebrate Pride, Gay Right Media, Love Is Love, Human Rights Commission, lesbian, Marriage Equality USA, Gay Pride, Supporting Marriage Equality in OhioFacebook pages: Celebrate Pride, Gay Right Media, Love Is Love, Human Rights Commission, lesbian, Marriage Equality USA, Gay Pride, Supporting Marriage Equality in OhioFacebook pages: Celebrate Pride, Gay Right Media, Love Is Love, Human Rights Commission, lesbian, Marriage Equality USA, Gay Pride, Supporting Marriage Equality in Ohio
Facebook pages: Celebrate Pride, Gay Right Media, Love Is Love, Human Rights Commission, lesbian, Marriage Equality USA, Gay Pride, Supporting Marriage Equality in Ohio
Facebook pages: Celebrate Pride, Gay Right Media, Love Is Love, Human Rights Commission, lesbian, Marriage Equality USA, Gay Pride, Supporting Marriage Equality in Ohio
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Conclusion
The expression of socio-political orientation becomes visible in the medium specific usage of the platforms Facebook and Instagram through:
- Images: Colours of Flag filters (Rainbow vs Red)- Hashtags: #Lovewins vs #Jesuswins / #RedRevolution- Comment space: autonomous function- Geo-Location: Trace origins of socio-political orientation
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Questions?
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Thanks