I was talking with Tom about it today and originally I was going to try and
compare datasets from imgur (to represent men) vs. pinterest (to represent
women) but then we got into a discussion about generalizing and how common
it is for trashy journalists to do it. So that, along with the fact that
the pinterest API is not so accessible decided to focus just on imgur. From
the API(http://api.imgur.com/models) I think I can get the information I'm
looking so Tom said he was going to quick and dirty see what was doable
from the API then if I can get the data I'm looking for I can put it onto
Amazon.

Maybe for how an image goes viral I decide to pick the top 10 "trends" from
2013 and see how quickly it was picked up by reddit and then by some major
news outlet but I think that would be more anecdotal then trying to follow
the trail on every single picture.

Did you enjoy the pictures?

- Dave


On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 9:25 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....
>
> @davidkoh <https://github.com/davidkoh> Neat! Do you have some ideas for
> how to get the data that you'd be looking at? What all can you get from the
> imgur api?
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