How can we use social networks to gather real-time knowledge ad information?
How can we use it for urban planning, culture, economy, business and also in emergency situations?
Presented at Information Visualization 2012 in Montpellier, France
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Using real-time social networks to produce usable knowledge
1. VersuS
the digital lives of cities transform
into usable interconnective intelligence
Salvatore Iaconesi – Oriana Persico
ISIA Design Florence – La Sapienza University of Rome
3. MOBILE DEVICES
TRANSFORM OUR EXPERIENCE OF SPACE AND TIME
4. SONY
WALKMAN
“...being in a typically
crowded, noisy, urban
space while also being
tuned in, through your
headphones, to the very
different, imaginary
space in your head
which develops in
conjunction with the
music...”
Paul du Gay
5. PHONE
SPACE CHANGES AND BECOMES SOMETHING ELSE
RINGS
PHONE RINGS WHILE YOU'RE
RUNNING, AND THE COUNTRYSIDE
BECOMES AN UBIQUITOUS OFFICE
6. 2011: EACH RED DOT IS
AN IDEA EXPRESSED ON
SOCIAL NETWORKS
Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Instagram; someone saying “I have an idea”
in one of 29 languages, and at least 3 people replying.
7. THE CITY OF TURIN,
DRAWN USING
SOCIAL NETWORKS
START WITH BLACK CANVAS; EACH GEO-REFERENCED MESSAGE
AUGMENTS THE SATURATION OF THE CORRESPONDING PIXEL
8. THE CITY OF TURIN,
IN ITALIAN
GRADIENTS SHOW INTENSITIES OF MESSAGES IN ITALIAN
9. THE CITY OF TURIN,
IN ARABIC
GRADIENTS SHOW INTENSITIES OF MESSAGES IN ARABIC
10. THE CITY OF TURIN,
IDEAS IN THE CITY
GRADIENTS SHOW WHERE PEOPLE SAID
“I HAVE AN IDEA”, OR “I WISH” IN ONE OF 29 LANGUAGES
21. REAL-TIME EMOTIONAL ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS CITIES IN THE WORLD
CAPTURED FROM FACEBOOK, FLICKR, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, FOURSQUARE
IN ONE OF 29 LANGUAGES
22. REAL-TIME EMOTIONAL ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS CITIES IN THE WORLD
CAPTURED FROM FACEBOOK, FLICKR, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, FOURSQUARE
IN ONE OF 29 LANGUAGES
23. REAL-TIME EMOTIONAL ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS CITIES IN THE WORLD
CAPTURED FROM FACEBOOK, FLICKR, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, FOURSQUARE
IN ONE OF 29 LANGUAGES
24. HOW DO PEOPLE USING DIFFERENT LANGUAGES EXPRESS THEIR
DAILY LIVES IN CITIES USING SOCIAL NETWORKS?
25. HOW DO PEOPLE USING DIFFERENT LANGUAGES EXPRESS THEIR
DAILY LIVES IN CITIES USING SOCIAL NETWORKS?
27. AUGMENTED REALITY FOR RIOTS: FIND SAFE WAYS OUT FROM VIOLENCE
USING SOCIAL NETWORKS IN REAL-TIME. MOVE YOUR PHONE LEFT TO RIGHT:
RED MEANS DANGER, GREEN MEANS SAFE.
28. USING SOCIAL NETWORKS IN REAL-TIME FOR
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
THE COMPASS USES INFORMATION CAPTURED
FROM SOCIAL NETWORKS TO UNDERSTAND
THE DIRECTION OF DANGER.
MESSAGES ARE ANALYZED USING NATURAL
LANGUAGE ANALYSIS TO UNDERSTAND IF
USERS ARE DESCRIBING DANGEROUS
SITUATIONS.
GEO-REFERENCING IS DONE EITHER
EXPLICITLY (GPS OR USER-PROVIDED
COORDINATES) OR IMPLICITLY, USING
GEOGRAPHICAL NAMED ENTITIES TO
UNDERSTAND IF USER IS TALKING ABOUT
A SPECIFIC LOCATION.