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(DMI tool updates to be found here - find us at digitalmethods.net !)
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Just released: 4CAT 1.51 “The R is in the month”
Highlights:
📊 Classification evaluation: subpar F1 scores, now in 4CAT
🤖 New LLM processor options
#️⃣ Search by #hashtag on Telegram
🖼️ Image hasher: check for duplicate images!
🪰 A LOT of small bug fixes and improvements
github.com/digitalmetho...
Highlights:
📊 Classification evaluation: subpar F1 scores, now in 4CAT
🤖 New LLM processor options
#️⃣ Search by #hashtag on Telegram
🖼️ Image hasher: check for duplicate images!
🪰 A LOT of small bug fixes and improvements
github.com/digitalmetho...
Release v1.51 The R Is in the month · digitalmethodsinitiative/4cat
This updates adds several new processors, to help working with image datasets and LLM-based annotations; many bug fixes and small QoL updates to processors; various bug fixes and updates to mapping...
github.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Just released: 4CAT 1.51 “The R is in the month”
Highlights:
📊 Classification evaluation: subpar F1 scores, now in 4CAT
🤖 New LLM processor options
#️⃣ Search by #hashtag on Telegram
🖼️ Image hasher: check for duplicate images!
🪰 A LOT of small bug fixes and improvements
github.com/digitalmetho...
Highlights:
📊 Classification evaluation: subpar F1 scores, now in 4CAT
🤖 New LLM processor options
#️⃣ Search by #hashtag on Telegram
🖼️ Image hasher: check for duplicate images!
🪰 A LOT of small bug fixes and improvements
github.com/digitalmetho...
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🐈⬛ 4CAT 1.50 is here! 🐈⬛
This release brings under-the-hood improvements, a faster web interface, new processors, better LLM analyses, improved annotations, and lots of bugfixes.
🔗 Full changelog: github.com/digitalmetho...
🔗 How to upgrade: github.com/digitalmetho...
This release brings under-the-hood improvements, a faster web interface, new processors, better LLM analyses, improved annotations, and lots of bugfixes.
🔗 Full changelog: github.com/digitalmetho...
🔗 How to upgrade: github.com/digitalmetho...
Releases · digitalmethodsinitiative/4cat
The 4CAT Capture and Analysis Toolkit provides modular data capture & analysis for a variety of social media platforms. - digitalmethodsinitiative/4cat
github.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🐈⬛ 4CAT 1.50 is here! 🐈⬛
This release brings under-the-hood improvements, a faster web interface, new processors, better LLM analyses, improved annotations, and lots of bugfixes.
🔗 Full changelog: github.com/digitalmetho...
🔗 How to upgrade: github.com/digitalmetho...
This release brings under-the-hood improvements, a faster web interface, new processors, better LLM analyses, improved annotations, and lots of bugfixes.
🔗 Full changelog: github.com/digitalmetho...
🔗 How to upgrade: github.com/digitalmetho...
Tommaso Venturini and Richard Rogers presenting their new book "Digital Methods: A Short Introduction" during the (warm!) DMI summer school 2025 #dmi25
July 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Tommaso Venturini and Richard Rogers presenting their new book "Digital Methods: A Short Introduction" during the (warm!) DMI summer school 2025 #dmi25
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🔔New 4CAT version: 1.49🔔
🔎 Explorer revamp: Investigate datasets through an interface that mimics the original data source. Sort your data, make manual field notes, or add processor-made annotations.
🧰 Data source updates
🦜 Zeeschuimer import fixes
Full changelog: github.com/digitalmetho...
🔎 Explorer revamp: Investigate datasets through an interface that mimics the original data source. Sort your data, make manual field notes, or add processor-made annotations.
🧰 Data source updates
🦜 Zeeschuimer import fixes
Full changelog: github.com/digitalmetho...
github.com
June 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🔔New 4CAT version: 1.49🔔
🔎 Explorer revamp: Investigate datasets through an interface that mimics the original data source. Sort your data, make manual field notes, or add processor-made annotations.
🧰 Data source updates
🦜 Zeeschuimer import fixes
Full changelog: github.com/digitalmetho...
🔎 Explorer revamp: Investigate datasets through an interface that mimics the original data source. Sort your data, make manual field notes, or add processor-made annotations.
🧰 Data source updates
🦜 Zeeschuimer import fixes
Full changelog: github.com/digitalmetho...
🗞️ A great deep dive in Dutch newspaper @nrc.nl, in which Elon Musk's tweets over the past few months are analysed after capturing them with our tool Zeeschuimer (tools.digitalmethods.net/zeeschuimer/)!
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Dertienduizend tweets in 120 dagen. Wat zegt het extreme twittergedrag van Musk over Amerika’s schaduwpresident?
Musk op X: NRC analyseerde de vele duizenden tweets die de techmiljardair plaatste sinds hij begin dit jaar aantrad als informeel Trump-adviseur. Wat vertelt zijn eigen X-tijdlijn over Elon Musks poli...
www.nrc.nl
May 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
🗞️ A great deep dive in Dutch newspaper @nrc.nl, in which Elon Musk's tweets over the past few months are analysed after capturing them with our tool Zeeschuimer (tools.digitalmethods.net/zeeschuimer/)!
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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new database of 200+ social media research tools (via Coalition for Independent Technology Research) airtable.com/apphRmVsFpqb...
#digitalmethods #internetstudies #opensource @digitalmethods.net
#digitalmethods #internetstudies #opensource @digitalmethods.net
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March 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
new database of 200+ social media research tools (via Coalition for Independent Technology Research) airtable.com/apphRmVsFpqb...
#digitalmethods #internetstudies #opensource @digitalmethods.net
#digitalmethods #internetstudies #opensource @digitalmethods.net
🔍Introducing Zoekplaatje: a Firefox extension that scrapes search engine data 🔍
Currently supported: Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Baidu, Marginalia, Najdi & Seznam.
It also collects ✨widget data✨ from Google and Bing, like 'People also ask' and AI summaries!
👉 github.com/digitalmetho...
Currently supported: Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Baidu, Marginalia, Najdi & Seznam.
It also collects ✨widget data✨ from Google and Bing, like 'People also ask' and AI summaries!
👉 github.com/digitalmetho...
March 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🔍Introducing Zoekplaatje: a Firefox extension that scrapes search engine data 🔍
Currently supported: Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Baidu, Marginalia, Najdi & Seznam.
It also collects ✨widget data✨ from Google and Bing, like 'People also ask' and AI summaries!
👉 github.com/digitalmetho...
Currently supported: Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Yandex, Baidu, Marginalia, Najdi & Seznam.
It also collects ✨widget data✨ from Google and Bing, like 'People also ask' and AI summaries!
👉 github.com/digitalmetho...
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Testing my data collection work flow with tools from @digitalmethods.net and I am blown away.
What incredible gifts to have put into the world - thank you!
#AcademicSky
#PhDlife
What incredible gifts to have put into the world - thank you!
#AcademicSky
#PhDlife
March 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Testing my data collection work flow with tools from @digitalmethods.net and I am blown away.
What incredible gifts to have put into the world - thank you!
#AcademicSky
#PhDlife
What incredible gifts to have put into the world - thank you!
#AcademicSky
#PhDlife
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2 nouveaux logiciels de nos partenaires ajoutés au catalogue d'outils du @medialab-scpo.bsky.social :
- Panoptic par le CERES pour travailler sur de gros corpus d'images
- Zeeschuimer par @digitalmethods.net pour scraper des réseaux sociaux récalcitrants
Essayez-les !
medialab.sciencespo.fr/outils/
- Panoptic par le CERES pour travailler sur de gros corpus d'images
- Zeeschuimer par @digitalmethods.net pour scraper des réseaux sociaux récalcitrants
Essayez-les !
medialab.sciencespo.fr/outils/
March 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
2 nouveaux logiciels de nos partenaires ajoutés au catalogue d'outils du @medialab-scpo.bsky.social :
- Panoptic par le CERES pour travailler sur de gros corpus d'images
- Zeeschuimer par @digitalmethods.net pour scraper des réseaux sociaux récalcitrants
Essayez-les !
medialab.sciencespo.fr/outils/
- Panoptic par le CERES pour travailler sur de gros corpus d'images
- Zeeschuimer par @digitalmethods.net pour scraper des réseaux sociaux récalcitrants
Essayez-les !
medialab.sciencespo.fr/outils/
🦜 New Zeeschuimer release 🦜
📌📕 New modules for Pinterest and RedNote/Xiaohongshu!
Capture data from these platforms directly with Zeeschuimer—and export them to the newest version of 4CAT (also out now) for further analysis.
github.com/digitalmetho...
Updates automatically if installed already!
📌📕 New modules for Pinterest and RedNote/Xiaohongshu!
Capture data from these platforms directly with Zeeschuimer—and export them to the newest version of 4CAT (also out now) for further analysis.
github.com/digitalmetho...
Updates automatically if installed already!
Release v1.12.1 Pinterest fixes · digitalmethodsinitiative/zeeschuimer
This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:
Enable capture on Pinterest subdomains (e.g. https://nl.pinterest.com)
Full Changelog: v1.12.0...v1.12.1
github.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🦜 New Zeeschuimer release 🦜
📌📕 New modules for Pinterest and RedNote/Xiaohongshu!
Capture data from these platforms directly with Zeeschuimer—and export them to the newest version of 4CAT (also out now) for further analysis.
github.com/digitalmetho...
Updates automatically if installed already!
📌📕 New modules for Pinterest and RedNote/Xiaohongshu!
Capture data from these platforms directly with Zeeschuimer—and export them to the newest version of 4CAT (also out now) for further analysis.
github.com/digitalmetho...
Updates automatically if installed already!
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🔔 We just released a new 4CAT version, v1.47!
Some highlights:
📥 Data capture from Bluesky, Pinterest and RedNote/Xiaohongshu
🤖 Prompt-based coding and annotation of data via the OpenAI API
🛠️ New & updated data fields for datasets from TikTok, Instagram, & co
Read more: github.com/digitalmetho...
Some highlights:
📥 Data capture from Bluesky, Pinterest and RedNote/Xiaohongshu
🤖 Prompt-based coding and annotation of data via the OpenAI API
🛠️ New & updated data fields for datasets from TikTok, Instagram, & co
Read more: github.com/digitalmetho...
Releases · digitalmethodsinitiative/4cat
The 4CAT Capture and Analysis Toolkit provides modular data capture & analysis for a variety of social media platforms. - digitalmethodsinitiative/4cat
github.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🔔 We just released a new 4CAT version, v1.47!
Some highlights:
📥 Data capture from Bluesky, Pinterest and RedNote/Xiaohongshu
🤖 Prompt-based coding and annotation of data via the OpenAI API
🛠️ New & updated data fields for datasets from TikTok, Instagram, & co
Read more: github.com/digitalmetho...
Some highlights:
📥 Data capture from Bluesky, Pinterest and RedNote/Xiaohongshu
🤖 Prompt-based coding and annotation of data via the OpenAI API
🛠️ New & updated data fields for datasets from TikTok, Instagram, & co
Read more: github.com/digitalmetho...
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🔍 How can creative coding techniques like soundscaping and video recomposition help us unpack political issues + influencer practices on TikTok? 🎵📹
📖 Insights from explorations w/ @publicdatalab.bsky.social around the 2024 Romanian elections at @digitalmethods.net winter school:
📖 Insights from explorations w/ @publicdatalab.bsky.social around the 2024 Romanian elections at @digitalmethods.net winter school:
The great Romanian election TikTok replay – Public Data Lab
In December 2024, the European Commission launched an investigation following “serious indications that foreign actors interfered in the Romanian presidential elections using TikTok.” The elections…
buff.ly
February 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🔍 How can creative coding techniques like soundscaping and video recomposition help us unpack political issues + influencer practices on TikTok? 🎵📹
📖 Insights from explorations w/ @publicdatalab.bsky.social around the 2024 Romanian elections at @digitalmethods.net winter school:
📖 Insights from explorations w/ @publicdatalab.bsky.social around the 2024 Romanian elections at @digitalmethods.net winter school:
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Postdoctoral Researcher in OSINT & Information Disorder at Amsterdam University werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — Postdoctoral Researcher in OSINT & Information Disorder
Do you want to join the European Union-funded project Social Media for Democracy (SoMe4Dem) focusing on the role of social media in democracy? Then this position is for you!
werkenbij.uva.nl
February 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Postdoctoral Researcher in OSINT & Information Disorder at Amsterdam University werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
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🇧🇷 What is the current state of #digital methods for Internet research in #Brazil?
Join @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social roundtable on 31 Jan to hear from @jannajoceliomena.bsky.social, Alan Angeluci, Elias Bitencourt, Giulia Tucci, Richard Rogers and Thais Lobo 🔽
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/digit...
Join @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social roundtable on 31 Jan to hear from @jannajoceliomena.bsky.social, Alan Angeluci, Elias Bitencourt, Giulia Tucci, Richard Rogers and Thais Lobo 🔽
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/digit...
Digital Methods in Brazil – Fostering Dialogue and Connection
This roundtable fosters dialogue about the current state of digital methods for Internet research in Brazil.
www.kcl.ac.uk
January 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🇧🇷 What is the current state of #digital methods for Internet research in #Brazil?
Join @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social roundtable on 31 Jan to hear from @jannajoceliomena.bsky.social, Alan Angeluci, Elias Bitencourt, Giulia Tucci, Richard Rogers and Thais Lobo 🔽
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/digit...
Join @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social roundtable on 31 Jan to hear from @jannajoceliomena.bsky.social, Alan Angeluci, Elias Bitencourt, Giulia Tucci, Richard Rogers and Thais Lobo 🔽
www.kcl.ac.uk/events/digit...
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✨call for papers✨ @aoir.bsky.social symposium "From Platform Governance to Generative AI: Concepts, Methods, and Data for Studying Tech Governance" with @pgmt.bsky.social @zemki.bsky.social @ckatzenbach.bsky.social Daria Dergacheva @redeker.bsky.social: platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
AoIR Flashpoint Symposium 2025 – Lab Platform Governance, Media and Technology (PGMT)
platform-governance.org
January 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
✨call for papers✨ @aoir.bsky.social symposium "From Platform Governance to Generative AI: Concepts, Methods, and Data for Studying Tech Governance" with @pgmt.bsky.social @zemki.bsky.social @ckatzenbach.bsky.social Daria Dergacheva @redeker.bsky.social: platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpo...
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This week part of the team ventured out to participate in the #dmi25 winter school with the title "Chatbots and LLMs for Internet Research?"
Building on our #datavisualisation and #exhibitiondesign for grounding-ai.github.io, we hosted the project "Who's my host?" exploring personas across LLMs.
Building on our #datavisualisation and #exhibitiondesign for grounding-ai.github.io, we hosted the project "Who's my host?" exploring personas across LLMs.
January 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This week part of the team ventured out to participate in the #dmi25 winter school with the title "Chatbots and LLMs for Internet Research?"
Building on our #datavisualisation and #exhibitiondesign for grounding-ai.github.io, we hosted the project "Who's my host?" exploring personas across LLMs.
Building on our #datavisualisation and #exhibitiondesign for grounding-ai.github.io, we hosted the project "Who's my host?" exploring personas across LLMs.
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Big day today
In roughly 24h, we submit our poster for the sociology benchwork with LLMs workshop
#DMI25 #Amsterdam #LLMs #Sociology
In roughly 24h, we submit our poster for the sociology benchwork with LLMs workshop
#DMI25 #Amsterdam #LLMs #Sociology
January 9, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Big day today
In roughly 24h, we submit our poster for the sociology benchwork with LLMs workshop
#DMI25 #Amsterdam #LLMs #Sociology
In roughly 24h, we submit our poster for the sociology benchwork with LLMs workshop
#DMI25 #Amsterdam #LLMs #Sociology
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"Chatbots and LLMs for Internet Research?" - opening of
@digitalmethods.net #dmi25 at University of Amsterdam ✨🧵https://www.digitalmethods.net/
@digitalmethods.net #dmi25 at University of Amsterdam ✨🧵https://www.digitalmethods.net/
January 6, 2025 at 9:09 AM
"Chatbots and LLMs for Internet Research?" - opening of
@digitalmethods.net #dmi25 at University of Amsterdam ✨🧵https://www.digitalmethods.net/
@digitalmethods.net #dmi25 at University of Amsterdam ✨🧵https://www.digitalmethods.net/
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The @digitalmethods.net Winter School in Amsterdam will take place on 6-10th January 2025 with the theme “Chatbots and LLMs for Internet Research?”. Apply by 9th December. 📝✨ publicdatalab.org/2024/11/29/d... #digitalmethods
Chatbots and LLMs for Internet Research? Digital Methods Winter School and Data Sprint 2025 – Public Data Lab
The annual Digital Methods Winter School in Amsterdam will take place on 6-10th January 2025 with the theme “Chatbots and LLMs for Internet Research?”. The deadline for applications is 9 December 2024...
publicdatalab.org
December 5, 2024 at 10:56 AM
The @digitalmethods.net Winter School in Amsterdam will take place on 6-10th January 2025 with the theme “Chatbots and LLMs for Internet Research?”. Apply by 9th December. 📝✨ publicdatalab.org/2024/11/29/d... #digitalmethods
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welcome to kingscat 🐱 a new @4cat.nl instance to support collaborative social media research at King's 🎊✨
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gather-...
created by @digitalmethods.net @oilab.bsky.social
hosted by @kingsdh.bsky.social @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social
@kingsartshums.bsky.social
#opensource #socialmedia
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gather-...
created by @digitalmethods.net @oilab.bsky.social
hosted by @kingsdh.bsky.social @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social
@kingsartshums.bsky.social
#opensource #socialmedia
'Gather, explore, collaborate' – new toolkit to enrich digital culture…
KingsCAT is a cross-faculty initiative coordinated by the Digital Future Institute’s Centre for Digital Culture and the Department of Digital Humanities in collaboration with e-Research and…
www.kcl.ac.uk
December 3, 2024 at 1:30 PM
welcome to kingscat 🐱 a new @4cat.nl instance to support collaborative social media research at King's 🎊✨
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gather-...
created by @digitalmethods.net @oilab.bsky.social
hosted by @kingsdh.bsky.social @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social
@kingsartshums.bsky.social
#opensource #socialmedia
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gather-...
created by @digitalmethods.net @oilab.bsky.social
hosted by @kingsdh.bsky.social @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social
@kingsartshums.bsky.social
#opensource #socialmedia
🦜 New Zeeschuimer release: v1.11.1 Douyin maintenance 🦜
The Douyin module now properly collects data from Search, modal dialogs, and video pages.
Zeeschuimer should update automatically.
github.com/digitalmetho...
The Douyin module now properly collects data from Search, modal dialogs, and video pages.
Zeeschuimer should update automatically.
github.com/digitalmetho...
Release v1.11.1 Douyin maintenance · digitalmethodsinitiative/zeeschuimer
This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:
Update Douyin module to properly collect data from Search, modal dialogs, and video pages.
Full Changelog: v1.11.1...
github.com
November 29, 2024 at 5:29 PM
🦜 New Zeeschuimer release: v1.11.1 Douyin maintenance 🦜
The Douyin module now properly collects data from Search, modal dialogs, and video pages.
Zeeschuimer should update automatically.
github.com/digitalmetho...
The Douyin module now properly collects data from Search, modal dialogs, and video pages.
Zeeschuimer should update automatically.
github.com/digitalmetho...
This extensive website on computational social science by Michael Achmann-Denkler provides 4CAT and Zeeschuimer tutorials alongside other great tips & tricks.
Check it out 👇
social-media-lab.net
Check it out 👇
social-media-lab.net
Notes on Computational Social Media Research – Social Media Lab
Notes on computational social media analysis
social-media-lab.net
November 29, 2024 at 3:07 PM
This extensive website on computational social science by Michael Achmann-Denkler provides 4CAT and Zeeschuimer tutorials alongside other great tips & tricks.
Check it out 👇
social-media-lab.net
Check it out 👇
social-media-lab.net
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the "Spotify artist network" tool is no longer working, since Spotify has restricted access to the "related artists" API endpoint (without warning, lots of unhappy devs); I am trying to get access again, but I'm not very optimistic
November 28, 2024 at 7:45 PM
the "Spotify artist network" tool is no longer working, since Spotify has restricted access to the "related artists" API endpoint (without warning, lots of unhappy devs); I am trying to get access again, but I'm not very optimistic
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New platform, new paper! Talking about ideal first posts :) The platformization of the follower factory with my co-author Johan Lindquist: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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November 25, 2024 at 11:35 AM
New platform, new paper! Talking about ideal first posts :) The platformization of the follower factory with my co-author Johan Lindquist: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....