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Instagramma)cs: Analysing Visual Social Media
CCISS15 Workshop, 11 & 12 Feb 2015
Dr Tim Highfield, QUT @)mhighfield Social Media Research Group
& Dr Tama Leaver, Cur)n University @tamaleaver Department of Internet Studies
Workshop Overview
1. Meta Instagram: What we get from the API
2. Visual Analy)cs 3. Kickstart a Visual
Social Media Analysis
Not on Instagram? Use Account: cciss15 / Password: swinburne
[1] Meta Instagram: What we get from the API
Instagram!
Methods Builds on Twi^er Analysis …
• Instagram images/videos include much of the same data and metadata as tweets.
From Twi^er …
… to Instagram
The (insta)grammar of Instagram i
• Twi%er ≠Instagram – Retwee)ng vs. regramming
• DYNAMIC DATA – Cap)ons and comments – ♥ – Edi)ng acer the fact – Tagging in comments – Commen)ng months later – Variable numbers of comments, likes, media…
The (insta)grammar of Instagram ii • The RICH KIDS RICHES of INSTAGRAM
– The Instagram aesthe)c -‐ filters! – Selfies! – Memes and macros! – Cats! – Food porn! – Emoji! – More cats! – Video! – Tagging! – Oh my!
API hooks as star)ng points
• Tags • Loca)ons • Users • Media • Likes • Rela)onships
Development, ownership and privacy Table 1. Instagram Timeline
16 October 2010 Instagram app launched via Apple’s App Store 12 December 2010 1 million registered users 3 August 2011 150 million photos uploaded September 2011 10 million registered users 3 April 2012 Instagram releases Android version 9 April 2012 Facebook purchases Instagram for $US1 billion 26 July 2012 80 million registered users
16 August 2012 Instagram Photo Maps launched 5 November 2012 Instagram Profiles for the Web launched 5 December 2012 Instagram removes ability for photos to appear as ‘cards’ on Twi^er 17 December 2012 Instagram Alters Terms of Use 18 December 2012 Instagram reverts to previous Terms of Use acer public backlash 26 February 2013 100 million ac)ve monthly users 20 June 2013 Instagram adds video (15-‐seconds maximum) 10 July 2013 Instagram adds na)ve web embedding for photos and videos
6 September 2013 150 million users 12 December 2013 Instagram Direct messaging service added 24 March 2014 200 million users 26 August 2014 Instagram/Facebook release Hyperlapse app via Apple App Store
10 November 2014 Instagram enables photo cap)on edi)ng acer pos)ng 10 December 2014 300 million users, 70 million photos & videos shared per day
[2] Visual Analy)cs
Studying visual social media
Content?
• Framing • Styles
– Selfies vs. POV vs. … • Tropes and norms
– #tbt, #latergram vs. ‘in the moment’ media – #nofilter
• People/animals/things • Non-‐photo media/composite produc)ons…
And then?
• Combining visual media with cap)ons/comments/interac)ons
• Quan)ta)ve studies? Mixed methods? – Colour/filter/etc. – Geoloca)on and visual presenta)on
• And what else?
[3] Kickstart a Visual Social Media Analysis
Instaport.me
• Allows you to save 500 last tagged items for any given hashtag (or your own images)
Instaport.me download …
• Login, or use cciss15 / PW: swinburne
websta.me/search/
eg. h^p://websta.me/search/birth
gramfeed.com
h^p://www.gramfeed.com/instagram/map#/-‐31.9535,115.8570/1000/-‐
h^p://www.gramfeed.com/instagram/places/8889237
Make a start … • Choose a surfacing tool as a way to get started in exploring visual
social media rela)ng to your research interests … – Instaport.me – download (up to) 500 photos/video from a specific hashtag
– Websta.me/search – explore hashtags – Gramfeed.com – explore loca)on or place – Login, or use cciss15 / PW: swinburne
• As you explore, consider the following (to discuss with the group): – At first glance, what’s here, what’s good, what begs to be thought about and wri^en about?
– What addi)onal data is needed? – How do the images/videos relate to the metadata? (Can/should these be analysed independently?)
– What tool(s) beyond these basics would be useful in expanding your explora)on of your area?
Discussion …