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It’s (Not) Quiet Uptown – Hamilton & Disney+

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 […]

Facemasks Analysis : A Social Listening Summary

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 […]

COVID-19 & Facemasks (A Sentiment Analysis)

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 […]