Alessandro
@alezonin.bsky.social
#DataAnalytics and #SocialNetworkAnalysis adjunct professor
Open to teaming up on research, teaching gigs, workshop facilitation.
🚀 https://linktr.ee/AlessandroZonin
Opinions are my own and sometimes by my German Sheperd.
Open to teaming up on research, teaching gigs, workshop facilitation.
🚀 https://linktr.ee/AlessandroZonin
Opinions are my own and sometimes by my German Sheperd.
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Alessandro
@alezonin.bsky.social
· Jul 30
#NetworkAnalysis of Bluesky posts with #NetSci2025 during last International Conference on Network Science @netsciconf.bsky.social. The mentions network below is a directed graph where edges connect users to those they mention within the same post.
Made with nodiux.net
#networkanalysis #nodiux
Made with nodiux.net
#networkanalysis #nodiux
Playing around with @nodiux.bsky.social a newborn #networkanalysis tool to analyze #bluesky conversations as a graph.
If interested join the beta test program
🚀 digitaldatastories.it/2025/07/28/n...
If interested join the beta test program
🚀 digitaldatastories.it/2025/07/28/n...
Dear researchers, check out #ThreadMiner (www.threadminer.net) – an experimental web app for exploring and analyzing #Reddit discussions.
Identify active contributors, extract conversation patterns, and study online community dynamics.
The tool in development and any feedback is welcome!
Identify active contributors, extract conversation patterns, and study online community dynamics.
The tool in development and any feedback is welcome!
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Dear researchers, check out #ThreadMiner (www.threadminer.net) – an experimental web app for exploring and analyzing #Reddit discussions.
Identify active contributors, extract conversation patterns, and study online community dynamics.
The tool in development and any feedback is welcome!
Identify active contributors, extract conversation patterns, and study online community dynamics.
The tool in development and any feedback is welcome!
Join me on Nov 20, 2025 7 PM CET for a 2-hour webinar.
Learn how to analyze #socialmedia and news data using #KNIME a no-code platform with practical demos on descriptive analysis, sentiment analysis, topic modeling, and social network analysis.
www.eventbrite.it/e/knime-for-...
#SocialResearch
Learn how to analyze #socialmedia and news data using #KNIME a no-code platform with practical demos on descriptive analysis, sentiment analysis, topic modeling, and social network analysis.
www.eventbrite.it/e/knime-for-...
#SocialResearch
KNIME for social researchers: from data to insights
Master KNIME for social data analysis: hands-on techniques for descriptive stats, sentiment and topic modeling—no coding required
www.eventbrite.it
November 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Join me on Nov 20, 2025 7 PM CET for a 2-hour webinar.
Learn how to analyze #socialmedia and news data using #KNIME a no-code platform with practical demos on descriptive analysis, sentiment analysis, topic modeling, and social network analysis.
www.eventbrite.it/e/knime-for-...
#SocialResearch
Learn how to analyze #socialmedia and news data using #KNIME a no-code platform with practical demos on descriptive analysis, sentiment analysis, topic modeling, and social network analysis.
www.eventbrite.it/e/knime-for-...
#SocialResearch
Happy 40M users @jay.bsky.team let’s build this new decentralized social platform together. 🎉
Can’t wait to explore the new dislike feature.
Only thing that worries me a bit is the proximity algorithm. I just hope we’re not heading toward another echo chamber effect.
bsky.social/about/blog/1...
Can’t wait to explore the new dislike feature.
Only thing that worries me a bit is the proximity algorithm. I just hope we’re not heading toward another echo chamber effect.
bsky.social/about/blog/1...
Progress Update: Building Healthier Social Media - Bluesky
Over the next few months, we’ll be iterating on the systems that make Bluesky a better place for healthy conversations. Some experiments will stick, others will evolve, and we’ll share what we learn a...
bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Happy 40M users @jay.bsky.team let’s build this new decentralized social platform together. 🎉
Can’t wait to explore the new dislike feature.
Only thing that worries me a bit is the proximity algorithm. I just hope we’re not heading toward another echo chamber effect.
bsky.social/about/blog/1...
Can’t wait to explore the new dislike feature.
Only thing that worries me a bit is the proximity algorithm. I just hope we’re not heading toward another echo chamber effect.
bsky.social/about/blog/1...
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Love #ComputerVision & #GeoAI?
We’re hiring a Junior Developer - Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Grow, learn, make impact.
More info here
jobs.fbk.eu/Annunci/Offe...
We’re hiring a Junior Developer - Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Grow, learn, make impact.
More info here
jobs.fbk.eu/Annunci/Offe...
September 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Love #ComputerVision & #GeoAI?
We’re hiring a Junior Developer - Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Grow, learn, make impact.
More info here
jobs.fbk.eu/Annunci/Offe...
We’re hiring a Junior Developer - Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Grow, learn, make impact.
More info here
jobs.fbk.eu/Annunci/Offe...
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Il VC mondiale del terzo quarto del 2025, il ruolo del product manager nell'era dell'AI e il reinforcement learning sono gli argomenti principali del 189° numero di La Cultura del Dato.
Scoprilo qui 👉
stefanogatti.substack.com/p/laculturad...
Scoprilo qui 👉
stefanogatti.substack.com/p/laculturad...
October 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Il VC mondiale del terzo quarto del 2025, il ruolo del product manager nell'era dell'AI e il reinforcement learning sono gli argomenti principali del 189° numero di La Cultura del Dato.
Scoprilo qui 👉
stefanogatti.substack.com/p/laculturad...
Scoprilo qui 👉
stefanogatti.substack.com/p/laculturad...
Meta & Google just pulled political ads in the EU after new transparency rules—leaving researchers in the dark.
Studying narratives, spending & influence just got much harder. Data access fading, accountability too.
👇
euobserver.com/digital/ar63...
#EU #Research #Transparency
Studying narratives, spending & influence just got much harder. Data access fading, accountability too.
👇
euobserver.com/digital/ar63...
#EU #Research #Transparency
Meta and Google stop political ads, hurting research on EU
Political researchers have raised concerns their work would be affected due to Meta and Google's decision to cease their official ad services – a move responding to new EU regulations.
euobserver.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Meta & Google just pulled political ads in the EU after new transparency rules—leaving researchers in the dark.
Studying narratives, spending & influence just got much harder. Data access fading, accountability too.
👇
euobserver.com/digital/ar63...
#EU #Research #Transparency
Studying narratives, spending & influence just got much harder. Data access fading, accountability too.
👇
euobserver.com/digital/ar63...
#EU #Research #Transparency
Curious about Bluesky and its potential for researchers?
Join me on October 16, 7–9 PM CEST for a hands-on 2-hour #webinar.
You’ll discover:
🔹 Why Bluesky matters
🔹 Hands-on with #Nodiux
🔹 Mentions, hashtags, community detection
🔹 Datasets & slides included
👉 www.eventbrite.it/e/the-rise-o...
Join me on October 16, 7–9 PM CEST for a hands-on 2-hour #webinar.
You’ll discover:
🔹 Why Bluesky matters
🔹 Hands-on with #Nodiux
🔹 Mentions, hashtags, community detection
🔹 Datasets & slides included
👉 www.eventbrite.it/e/the-rise-o...
September 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Curious about Bluesky and its potential for researchers?
Join me on October 16, 7–9 PM CEST for a hands-on 2-hour #webinar.
You’ll discover:
🔹 Why Bluesky matters
🔹 Hands-on with #Nodiux
🔹 Mentions, hashtags, community detection
🔹 Datasets & slides included
👉 www.eventbrite.it/e/the-rise-o...
Join me on October 16, 7–9 PM CEST for a hands-on 2-hour #webinar.
You’ll discover:
🔹 Why Bluesky matters
🔹 Hands-on with #Nodiux
🔹 Mentions, hashtags, community detection
🔹 Datasets & slides included
👉 www.eventbrite.it/e/the-rise-o...
Thrilled to contribute to KNIME’s Meet Your Customers with my chapter on social media data collection using APIs and KNIME — showing how to extract, process, and analyze user-generated content for actionable insights.
knime.com/knimepress/meet-your-customers
#knime #lowcode #dataanalysis
knime.com/knimepress/meet-your-customers
#knime #lowcode #dataanalysis
September 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Thrilled to contribute to KNIME’s Meet Your Customers with my chapter on social media data collection using APIs and KNIME — showing how to extract, process, and analyze user-generated content for actionable insights.
knime.com/knimepress/meet-your-customers
#knime #lowcode #dataanalysis
knime.com/knimepress/meet-your-customers
#knime #lowcode #dataanalysis
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Doing some social network analysis around #REF2029 using
@nodiux.bsky.social
some really interesting themes coming through.
@nodiux.bsky.social
some really interesting themes coming through.
September 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Doing some social network analysis around #REF2029 using
@nodiux.bsky.social
some really interesting themes coming through.
@nodiux.bsky.social
some really interesting themes coming through.
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Charting culture
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gIh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gIh...
Charting culture
YouTube video by nature video
www.youtube.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Charting culture
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gIh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gIh...
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The 4th edition of our Master in Computational Social Sciences (UC3M) kicks off! We had the pleasure of starting with Prof. Ana Tajadura (@anatajadura.bsky.social) and her inspiring ERC Project BODYinTRANSIT.
Big thanks to Ana and a warm welcome to our new students. Excited for a great year ahead!
Big thanks to Ana and a warm welcome to our new students. Excited for a great year ahead!
September 13, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The 4th edition of our Master in Computational Social Sciences (UC3M) kicks off! We had the pleasure of starting with Prof. Ana Tajadura (@anatajadura.bsky.social) and her inspiring ERC Project BODYinTRANSIT.
Big thanks to Ana and a warm welcome to our new students. Excited for a great year ahead!
Big thanks to Ana and a warm welcome to our new students. Excited for a great year ahead!
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Super happy to announce that my methodological article about #SNA applied to historical dance and theater is out! Available here: revistas.uned.es/index.php/RH...
May 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Super happy to announce that my methodological article about #SNA applied to historical dance and theater is out! Available here: revistas.uned.es/index.php/RH...
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Join us 9/25 for DH scholar & data artist @sararribas.bsky.social discussing+debuting her new exhibit, using string art to visualize & analyze historical social networks around a pivotal Spanish flamenco event: cal.lib.virginia.edu/calendar/eve... Please do register—open to the public+refreshments.
Got to meet @sararribas.bsky.social in person+see her amazing data art! Coming soon: on display in @scholarslab.bsky.social w/tour app+free public artist's talk. The physical visualization=can see overlapping relationships much better than on a screen scholarslab.lib.virginia.edu/work/string-...
September 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Join us 9/25 for DH scholar & data artist @sararribas.bsky.social discussing+debuting her new exhibit, using string art to visualize & analyze historical social networks around a pivotal Spanish flamenco event: cal.lib.virginia.edu/calendar/eve... Please do register—open to the public+refreshments.
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✨ Gephi Plugins Landscape (September 3, 2025)
I invite you to read my new article I just published on Medium about Gephi Plugins.
👉[ medium.com/@vespinozag/... ]
#Gephi
I invite you to read my new article I just published on Medium about Gephi Plugins.
👉[ medium.com/@vespinozag/... ]
#Gephi
September 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
✨ Gephi Plugins Landscape (September 3, 2025)
I invite you to read my new article I just published on Medium about Gephi Plugins.
👉[ medium.com/@vespinozag/... ]
#Gephi
I invite you to read my new article I just published on Medium about Gephi Plugins.
👉[ medium.com/@vespinozag/... ]
#Gephi
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#OnlineWorkshop: Network #Analysis with Gephi–Demonstration & Discussion
Martin Grandjean, an expert in historic network analysis, will address these questions. In the 1st part, Martin will introduce and discuss some use cases of network research.
www.etf.uni-bonn.de/de/veranstal...
#gephi
Martin Grandjean, an expert in historic network analysis, will address these questions. In the 1st part, Martin will introduce and discuss some use cases of network research.
www.etf.uni-bonn.de/de/veranstal...
#gephi
September 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
#OnlineWorkshop: Network #Analysis with Gephi–Demonstration & Discussion
Martin Grandjean, an expert in historic network analysis, will address these questions. In the 1st part, Martin will introduce and discuss some use cases of network research.
www.etf.uni-bonn.de/de/veranstal...
#gephi
Martin Grandjean, an expert in historic network analysis, will address these questions. In the 1st part, Martin will introduce and discuss some use cases of network research.
www.etf.uni-bonn.de/de/veranstal...
#gephi
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Thanks to the valuable feedback from our brave beta testers, we have fixed several bugs and added some new features:
👉 Upload external data
👉 Adaptive timeline graph
👉 Improved networks for better exploration
👉 Download networks in various formats
The best is yet to come!
#socialnetworkanalysys
👉 Upload external data
👉 Adaptive timeline graph
👉 Improved networks for better exploration
👉 Download networks in various formats
The best is yet to come!
#socialnetworkanalysys
September 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Thanks to the valuable feedback from our brave beta testers, we have fixed several bugs and added some new features:
👉 Upload external data
👉 Adaptive timeline graph
👉 Improved networks for better exploration
👉 Download networks in various formats
The best is yet to come!
#socialnetworkanalysys
👉 Upload external data
👉 Adaptive timeline graph
👉 Improved networks for better exploration
👉 Download networks in various formats
The best is yet to come!
#socialnetworkanalysys
www.hdblog.it/scienza/arti...
Twitter è sempre più affollato da spam, contenuti promozionali, bot e post estremisti, con un netto calo della qualità delle interazioni e un'impennata delle esperienze negative. Al contrario, su Bluesky l'ambiente si è rivelato più accogliente. 👇
Twitter è sempre più affollato da spam, contenuti promozionali, bot e post estremisti, con un netto calo della qualità delle interazioni e un'impennata delle esperienze negative. Al contrario, su Bluesky l'ambiente si è rivelato più accogliente. 👇
Bluesky è il nuovo social di riferimento per la comunità scientifica online
Ormai Twitter è solo un lontano ricordo.
www.hdblog.it
August 29, 2025 at 5:37 AM
www.hdblog.it/scienza/arti...
Twitter è sempre più affollato da spam, contenuti promozionali, bot e post estremisti, con un netto calo della qualità delle interazioni e un'impennata delle esperienze negative. Al contrario, su Bluesky l'ambiente si è rivelato più accogliente. 👇
Twitter è sempre più affollato da spam, contenuti promozionali, bot e post estremisti, con un netto calo della qualità delle interazioni e un'impennata delle esperienze negative. Al contrario, su Bluesky l'ambiente si è rivelato più accogliente. 👇
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A study I did had an article written about it and then the internet turned a screenshot of that article into a meme about dick jokes. What a time to be alive!
(To be clear I think this is funny)
(To be clear I think this is funny)
i'd like to thank my lord and savior jesus christ and your dad for being out of town so often
![ars technica
Bluesky now platform of choice for dick joke community
It's not just you. Survey says: "Twitter sucks now and all the cool 38 year olds are moving to Bluesky to fuck your mom"
[elon's x profile next to a dead twitter bird with an x logo over its eyes]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2hwwem55ce6djnk6bn62cstr/bafkreibzxe3igytl7rn6gvdtebje3trsdvxhjmcsrk44kakpkgjxsmixk4@jpeg)
August 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
A study I did had an article written about it and then the internet turned a screenshot of that article into a meme about dick jokes. What a time to be alive!
(To be clear I think this is funny)
(To be clear I think this is funny)
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#Bluesky has a "vibrant and healthy online science community," while Twitter no longer does. And many Bluesky users reported getting more bang for their buck, so to speak, on Bluesky. They might have a lower follower count, but those followers are far more engaged.
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Bluesky now platform of choice for science community
It’s not just you. Survey says: “Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky”…
arstechnica.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
#Bluesky has a "vibrant and healthy online science community," while Twitter no longer does. And many Bluesky users reported getting more bang for their buck, so to speak, on Bluesky. They might have a lower follower count, but those followers are far more engaged.
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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Academics once loved Twitter—but in the age of X they’ve abandoned it in droves. www.wired.com/story/bluesk...
Scientists Are Flocking to Bluesky
Academics once loved Twitter—but in the age of X they’ve abandoned it in droves.
www.wired.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Academics once loved Twitter—but in the age of X they’ve abandoned it in droves. www.wired.com/story/bluesk...
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What links an edited telegram, a hidden dictator, and a dream speech? They shaped history, not with armies, but through #words and #connections.
Our new book shows how #language and #networks drive #change, and gives you tools to analyze them. 🧪
🔗 andreafc.com/sna
#TextMining #SocialNetworkAnalysis
Our new book shows how #language and #networks drive #change, and gives you tools to analyze them. 🧪
🔗 andreafc.com/sna
#TextMining #SocialNetworkAnalysis
June 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
What links an edited telegram, a hidden dictator, and a dream speech? They shaped history, not with armies, but through #words and #connections.
Our new book shows how #language and #networks drive #change, and gives you tools to analyze them. 🧪
🔗 andreafc.com/sna
#TextMining #SocialNetworkAnalysis
Our new book shows how #language and #networks drive #change, and gives you tools to analyze them. 🧪
🔗 andreafc.com/sna
#TextMining #SocialNetworkAnalysis
Nodiux in action at the #PolNetPaCSS Conference at Harvard! 🚀 Powered the collection and analysis for #MFT research.
Join the beta and take your social media research further 👉 www.nodix.net
#networkanalysis
#digitalhumanities
Join the beta and take your social media research further 👉 www.nodix.net
#networkanalysis
#digitalhumanities
Presented a poster as part of the #PolNet-PaCSS Conference at @harvard.edu. It focused on #JacobGroshek and my work developing the Misinformation Finds Them #MFT perception and @nodiux.bsky.social by @alezonin.bsky.social as a way to collect social media research data. It was a great session!
August 14, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Nodiux in action at the #PolNetPaCSS Conference at Harvard! 🚀 Powered the collection and analysis for #MFT research.
Join the beta and take your social media research further 👉 www.nodix.net
#networkanalysis
#digitalhumanities
Join the beta and take your social media research further 👉 www.nodix.net
#networkanalysis
#digitalhumanities
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Playing around with #bluesky network visualization.
Mapping hashtags co-presence and identify most recurring topics and thematic clusters related to #vibecoding
Want to create one like this? Join our beta test program 🚀
www.nodiux.net
#networkanalysis #socialnetworkanalysis
#digitalhumanities
Mapping hashtags co-presence and identify most recurring topics and thematic clusters related to #vibecoding
Want to create one like this? Join our beta test program 🚀
www.nodiux.net
#networkanalysis #socialnetworkanalysis
#digitalhumanities
August 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Playing around with #bluesky network visualization.
Mapping hashtags co-presence and identify most recurring topics and thematic clusters related to #vibecoding
Want to create one like this? Join our beta test program 🚀
www.nodiux.net
#networkanalysis #socialnetworkanalysis
#digitalhumanities
Mapping hashtags co-presence and identify most recurring topics and thematic clusters related to #vibecoding
Want to create one like this? Join our beta test program 🚀
www.nodiux.net
#networkanalysis #socialnetworkanalysis
#digitalhumanities
Playing around with @nodiux.bsky.social a newborn #networkanalysis tool to analyze #bluesky conversations as a graph.
If interested join the beta test program
🚀 digitaldatastories.it/2025/07/28/n...
If interested join the beta test program
🚀 digitaldatastories.it/2025/07/28/n...
#NetworkAnalysis of Bluesky posts with #NetSci2025 during last International Conference on Network Science @netsciconf.bsky.social. The mentions network below is a directed graph where edges connect users to those they mention within the same post.
Made with nodiux.net
#networkanalysis #nodiux
Made with nodiux.net
#networkanalysis #nodiux
July 30, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Playing around with @nodiux.bsky.social a newborn #networkanalysis tool to analyze #bluesky conversations as a graph.
If interested join the beta test program
🚀 digitaldatastories.it/2025/07/28/n...
If interested join the beta test program
🚀 digitaldatastories.it/2025/07/28/n...