July 15, 2020
It’s (Not) Quiet Uptown As a historic tribute to the country on a very patriotic weekend, Hamilton was released on Friday, July 3, kicking off the Fourth of July weekend. The Social Media Listening Center monitored discussion of the musical on social media platforms from June 25 until July 9 to see who would take […]
June 29, 2020
Over the past week, many states have hit the brakes on opening up as COVID-19 cases have spiked. As of June 25, 18 states and an increasing number of cities and towns have implemented laws that required face masks in public. Most recent states requiring facemasks include: North Carolina, Nevada and Washington. More locally, towns […]
May 27, 2020
COVID-19 & Facemasks (A Sentiment Analysis) Authors: Will Henderson, Dr. Anastasia Thyroff, Dr. Elizabeth Barr, Dr. Johnell Brookes, Dr. Andrew Hurley Figure 1: The volume of social media posts from the dates February 20th to May 20th. The keywords used in this analysis were “Mask” and “Masks.” The Social Media Listening Center at Clemson […]
March 11, 2020
COVID-19 and Study Abroad By: Kinley DuRant and Nate Unger What to know: COVID-19, more popularly known as the Coronavirus, has been taking a world tour, since its recent outbreak in Wuhan, China. Ranging from locations is Europe and even the United States. The messages about coronavirus through the use of social media is being […]
March 1, 2020
South Carolina Democratic Debate: Oh, What a Night By: Kinley DuRant, Nate Unger, Kenedey Warde, Kyle Goodier, Lottie Smith, Hannah Abbe, Tanisha Tak, Holly Deal, Sarah Wilson, Elizabeth O’Donnell, Jackson Dugger, Abigail Godard, Alexa Fulcher, Hannah Abee, Megan Courage The Overview: The South Carolina Democratic Debate took place on February 25, 2020 in Charleston, SC. […]
February 20, 2020
Source: The Verge and Vanity Fair Battle of the Babies By: Nate Unger and Kinley DuRant What to Know: Since November 12, 2019, Baby Yoda has taken the internet by storm with memes, comments and posts. As of February 2, 2020, a competitor has emerged against this internet sensation. Baby nut, the little version of […]
February 15, 2020
Source:NHPR New Hampshire Primaries: Who’s on Top? By: Sarah Wilson and Kinley DuRant What to know: The New Hampshire primaries, some of the first pieces of the American presidential election process, took place on Tuesday, February 11th. Within these state-wide elections, the people vote for their desired candidate to represent their respective political party in the […]
February 15, 2020
Source: American Majority Money, Money Everywhere: Democratic Primary Spending By: Sarah Wilson, Kyle Goodier, Lottie Smith, and Kinley DuRant What to know: This data was pulled on February 12th and will change as the campaigning progresses in the coming months. Campaigning for the primary elections is no cheap task. The primaries refer to the process […]
February 11, 2020
Source: WLRN SuperBowl Halftime LIV: A Performance to Remember By: Kenedey Ward and Kinley DuRant Over the past 54 year the SuperBowl has been noted for not only the football but for their extraordinary halftime shows. SuperBowl LIV show did not fall short according to much of the conversation around the event. This year, the […]
February 11, 2020
Source: NYTimes What to Know About the State of the Union Address By: Elizabeth O’Donnell and Kinley DuRant The Facts: On February 4th, President Donald Trump gave his last state of the union dress while in office. Much of the conversation was negative but was then met by almost half of the positive responses as […]
