Graphical representation of Twitter data created by E.Calrke, R.Arnett and coworkers

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The day the Twitter graphic representation of all accumulated data resembles a COVID virus, I’m closing out my account.

[JW Insider]

Intriguing. Found this about it:

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/breast-cancer-graphic-visualisation-of-tweets-wins-award-1.3008575
Breast Cancer: Graphic visualisation of tweets wins award
Wellcome Image Awards: Irish academic team used 92,915 tweets with ‘#breastcancer’

A graphical interpretation of Twitter posts about breast cancer is among the 22 finalists in the 2017 Wellcome Image Awards.

The graphic visualisation was created by an Irish academic team using the contents of 92,915 tweets containing the term #breastcancer which were sent over an eight-week period.

Eric Clarke, Richard Arnett and Jane Burns of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland developed the work, which used methods that make complex data more accessible and understandable.

The three were “very honoured” to be selected as one of the winners of the Wellcome Image Awards for 2017, Mr Clarke said.

Dots in the graphic represent Twitter users, and larger connecting lines between them show how often a post was shared. The very large nodes show trending data, with one tweet having been retweeted thousands of times.