Aaron,

Is there a way for me to check if the imgur API can give me what I'm
looking for? I talked to Tom about it and he thinks if it's similar to
Twitter's API I can just try to set up something on AWS to start capturing
data. I was thinking it might be possible to just start grabbing data from
2013 (without pictures) but that might not be possible?

- Dave


On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 10:30 PM, Aaron Schumacher <notifications@github.com
> wrote:

> In 06-naive_bayes/elevator/Dave.md:
>
> > +
> > +![jump](http://i.imgur.com/ZPDBmRT.gif "jump")
> > +
> > +imgur is kind of strange because not only is there the imgur community you reach after you submit an image, but usually within a day or two it usually gets noticed in reddit (if it's popular). Then it's usually a few days after that when the mainstream media starts to pick it up. Due to the commenting and voting systems it is far more interactive and a smaller niche than a website like instagram where it is limited to each user's social networks.
> > +
> > +Therefore, I would like to use the imgur API to gather some more information on who is using the website, how they are using it, and how often it is being used both by members and as a feeder into other media. This would potentially give us analysis on how pictures are shared and could determine what makes an image/gif popular over time on the site. A website shows a recent snapshot of the [demographics](https://www.quantcast.com/imgur.com/demographics) with an overwhelming majority of the users both male and located in the US.
> > +
> > +1. But does this translate to the highest upvotes?
> > +2. Which users are the most popular and why?
> > +3. Do most users post and comment or do they simply vote?
> > +4. As a leading indicator when it comes to social media what are some of the upcoming trends for 2014?
> > +5. Exactly what percentage of imgur is "cat-related?"
> > +
> > +![human, what is dis](http://i.imgur.com/jpFSlUz.gif "human, what is dis?")
> > +
> > +These answers and more....
>
> Haha yes - very cute cat!
> http://www.hilarymason.com/speaking/speaking-1-kitten-per-equation/
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