http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Strength in Numbers en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:35:46 +0000 http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/getting-started-w-yourflowingdata#post-2525 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:54:59 +0000 eklypse 2525@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ <p>I'd like to use yfd on a protected account. That is, anyone who wants to follow me must submit a request which I can then approve. I hoped that whatever automated feature that would cause yfd to follow back would thus generate such a request which I could then approve, but as yet, no request has appeared. I started following @yfd a couple hours ago, so I figured the request would appear by now. Is there anything I can do to make this work (short of turning off the privacy on my account)? Thanks in advance! </p> http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/data-visualization-scientist#post-2427 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:46:10 +0000 miguelrios 2427@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ <p>Hey everyone!</p> <p>We are looking for a data visualization scientist at Twitter. We have a very interesting and massive data set to analyze and visualize. See the rec for more details. </p> <p>Jon rec: </p> <p>About this Job<br /> We’re looking for highly motivated individuals to help us visualize Twitter’s massive dataset. As a Data Visualization Scientist on Twitter Analytics Team, you will use visual representation of data to help us understand how our users engage with the product and interpret real world events and other phenomena using our rich data sets. You should be passionate about finding insights in data and report insights to the company and external parties.</p> <p>Responsibilities<br /> Work with large (terabytes of data, billions of daily transactions) structured and unstructured data sets.<br /> Work closely and iterate quickly with other teams throughout the organization.<br /> Manipulate data using a mix of SQL, Pig, R, and other scripting languages.<br /> Visualize data using a mix of Javascript, Processing, R and other languages.<br /> Summarize and report findings in both oral and written form.</p> <p>Requirements<br /> Extensive understanding of data visualization principles.<br /> Experience with web-based visualization technologies like d3, Raphael, ProcessingJS and Polymaps.<br /> Experience with large datasets and map-reduce architectures like Hadoop.<br /> Experience with statistical programming environments like R.<br /> Previous experience working in team environments with limited supervision. </p> http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/twitter-topical-influencers#post-2266 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 08:05:28 +0000 danmaz74 2266@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ <p>Hi</p> <p>I'm going to release a new visualization about the top twitter influencers for a given topic (hashtag). To show both the global influence, the influence on a given topic and the specialization of the user, while keeping the data easy to read, I'm trying to use a bubble graph. </p> <p>I'd like to get opinions and suggestions about this new visualization; it is still in closed beta, but if anybody was interested in taking a look he/she can write to me @danmaz74 on twitter.</p> <p>Bye</p> <p>Dan </p> http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/socialflow-inc-is-looking-for-a-great-javascript-data-visualization-engineer#post-2159 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:57:16 +0000 skaufman 2159@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ <p>Background on SocialFlow<br /> SocialFlow is a tool that helps content publishers (e.g. The<br /> Economist, AOL) manage, optimize and measure their online social<br /> presence, primarily on Twitter. SocialFlow is a part of Betaworks<br /> (www.betaworks.com), a prominent New York tech company that invests in<br /> startups centered around real-time social media. The SocialFlow/<br /> Betaworks office is a unique environment with a focus on learning,<br /> participation, and discovery of new ideas.</p> <p>Article which describes SocialFlow:<br /> <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1713079/socialflow-tries-to-crack-science-of-twitter" rel="nofollow">http://www.fastcompany.com/1713079/socialflow-tries-to-crack-science-of-twitter</a></p> <p>We have a system that:<br /> retrieves content from our publishers<br /> ranks this content by potential performance based on expected clicks,<br /> retweets, mentions, and increase in followers<br /> sends out the highest ranked content at the optimal time (in the form<br /> of a tweet, facebook status message, etc.)<br /> measures the performance of these messages, and attempts to improve on<br /> this optimization over time<br /> provides an interface for publishers to visualize their message<br /> performance</p> <p>Ideal candidates for SocialFlow will have some of the relevant skill<br /> set and are passionate about social media and networking.</p> <p>We are looking for a Javascript Engineer to help:<br /> - improve and develop data visualizations and reporting on the site<br /> - provide a consistent feel for all parts of the site<br /> - build interactive applications for publishers interfacing with the<br /> site</p> <p>Relevant Skills<br /> - Data Visualization: Experience with charting libraries<br /> (flot,amCharts etc).<br /> - Frameworks, Formats: JQuery, JSON<br /> - 3rd party integrations: (Twitter, Facebook, Google Analytics, etc)</p> <p>Competitive salary, great benefits. </p> http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/just-landed-travelers-on-twitter#post-691 Tue, 12 May 2009 17:53:28 +0000 nathany 691@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ <p>Pretty darn cool. The grabbed data from the Twitter Search API for tweets that included "just landed in..." and then took the previous location has the Twitter user's entered profile location. Mapped it out for animated travels. Simple idea. Interesting results.</p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/4587178?pg=embed&#38;sec=" rel="nofollow">http://vimeo.com/4587178?pg=embed&#38;sec=</a> </p>