Given the amount of information people make public on Twitter and other similar social media sites and apps, being able to work with the APIs those companies make public is essential. While it may not lend itself to all data
Chvrches The Band
SXSW brings a plethora of bands from obscurity to stardom. Among these bands is Chvrches who got their start at the festival and have continued their wave of success passing through every major event. For this project I wanted to
Word to your Airbnb
The above graphic represents a word cloud of approximately 20,000 tweets using the terms “Airbnb” and either “cheap” or “expensive.” Using Tag Crowd, I removed those search terms as well as “http, en, la, le, ne, ou, uau, ygv” to
Data and the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen
For this project I wanted to see the concentration and locations of Tweets that were discussing the superhero Daredevil. Recently, Marvel has released a television adaptation of Daredevil on the streaming service known as Netflix. The show, which has been
Data, Data Everywhere, and not a drop to drink?
During the 2007 Nigerian Presidential election, the pundits were able to predict the presidential winner simply by monitoring the nations social media. Although I know that this nation monitors social media regarding their candidates, I wonder to what extent. Freshman
Gentrification at what costs?
What Story are you interested in telling? After consideration I decided to tell the story of gentrification. We all know it: Austin is in the midst of evolving into a bigger city and nothing will get in the way. Investors
Show Me the Money!!!
All too often citizens of Austin are force fed information about why we should smile and wave when it comes to the inconvenience of large festivals – citing that the city takes in X number of dollars per event. My
Drinking Drives Business!
What story are you interested in telling? If there’s one thing I’ve realized in my excursions to Austin, TX, it’s that people love to drink. Taking data from Texas State Controller of Pubic Accounts and Mixed Beverage Gross Receipts Tax
Austin Musician Health Needs
What story are you interested in telling? I would like to investigate how low-income Austin musicians are achieving appropriate healthcare. Partnered with ATX Music, HAAM(Health Alliance for Austin Musicians) is a non-profit organization that provides musicians with affordable health care prevention and
Developing Process
As we develop each our music application ideas I have enjoyed listening to people talk about their ideas. This has allowed for different perspectives on what can be told through music. My main interest is in the concert experience and