data « Gilad Lotan

The Algorithmic Newsroom

I just came back from News Foo, an un-conference for technologists, academics and journalists in Phoenix on the future of news. The following post details my thoughts, heavily inspired by the conversations and sessions I had the privilege to be a part of.

There are a growing number of algorithms that are deciding what topics people’s [...]

The Anatomy of a Viral Tweet

Here’s the crib of my 140#conf NYC talk, given on June 15th at the 92nd st Y: I’m here to talk to you about my work on digital audiences, with a focus on information flows. I’m sure that to this crowd I don’t have to stress the potential that social media is unlocking. Whether you’re [...]

When so many of the @SocialFlow audience trend lists fill up with "Donna Summer" you know something's up... RIP Donna Summer Time ago 2 Hours via Twitter
Ever wonder what Twitter's soundtrack would be like? Thoughts & feelings turn into music by @listenmachine t.co/aNfKmeqz Time ago 4 Hours via Twitter
RT @Slate: By Friday, Facebook thinks it will be worth more than McDonalds: t.co/zZLNsT41 Time ago 2 Days via Twitter
RT @Edpilkington: #Obama 's webby gurus poised to launch the secret weapon of the 2012 presidential election t.co/ODhkLIvP Time ago 3 Days via Twitter
@edchi @msbernst @alexleavitt Its so tempting to give simple answer: X gets most clicks at time Y... Ppl love those msgs, but so misleading! Time ago 4 Days via Echofon
@msbernst @alexleavitt @edchi brilliant. This is the exact post I was looking for. I'm writing a critique that's very similar. Time ago 4 Days via Echofon
@alexleavitt yeah, but that doesn't really work with data from social networks. Can't transform to fit normal dist. Time ago 4 Days via Echofon
Inshallah we'll start seeing better shawarma joints in the US! RT @echen: Shawarma: t.co/vwfQES10 Time ago 4 Days via Twitter
Looking for solid critiques of using averages when analyzing data from social networks (power law distributions) Time ago 4 Days via Echofon
RT @kurtosis0: Love the part in 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen' where Samuel Jackson goes "I have had it with these muthafckn salmon in th ... Time ago 4 Days via Echofon

Follow @gilgul on twitter.

Gilad Lotan

Recent Posts

The Algorithmic Newsroom

The Anatomy of a Viral Tweet