Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @BCAlumni
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
28
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-20
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-28
Tweets covering
8 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
A new report shows plastic as a hazard at every stage of its life cycle. There is also discussion about a basketball game 29 years ago where Boston College upset defending champions. There are also tweets about Boston College alumni and sports teams. Some tweets criticize COVID policies and the use of plastic, while others express nostalgia for the Big East conference. One tweet mentions a prayer for healing, while others discuss memorable tournament upsets in basketball.
Topic Modeling
- Plastic as a hazard and its life cycle
- Basketball and athletics at Boston College
- Excitement and nostalgia for returning to the Big East conference
- Criticism and controversy surrounding BC alumni Philip Landrigan
- General alumni events and experiences
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets vary widely. Some express pride and support for Boston College and its alumni, while others criticize the school and its policies. There are also tweets expressing excitement and nostalgia for college sports, specifically basketball, and some that are more light-hearted, discussing March Madness and barbecue sets. However, a few tweets express negative emotions towards various topics such as COVID policies, campus dining regulations, and the college president. Overall, the tweets range from positive and nostalgic to critical and frustrated.
Trend Analysis
- Concerns about the hazardous impact of plastic
- Nostalgia for past experiences and events related to Boston College
- Discussion of the Big East conference and its relation to BC athletics
- Criticism of BC's Covid policies and leadership
- Positive sentiment towards BC and its alumni community
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
8
Percentage of total tweets
28%
Number of Original tweets
4
Percentage of total tweets
14%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
28
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
14
Percentage of total tweets
50%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
2
Percentage of total tweets
7%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
4
Percentage of total tweets
14%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 12 |
| Twitter Web App | 11 |
| Twitter for Android | 3 |
| Brandwatch | 1 |
| Twitter for iPad | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| BostonCollege | Boston College | The official Twitter account of Boston College, a premier, Jesuit Catholic university. #WeAreBC | 77,645 |
| BigBlueVCR | BigBlueVCR | Giants season Ticket holder since 1987, collector of old/new Giants games, went to same high school as Duane Parcells. Boston College Alumnus: Coughlin era. | 20,764 |
| BCAlumni | BC Alumni | Once an Eagle, Always an Eagle. Keeping Boston College alumni, parents, and friends connected. | 15,654 |
| Markhoyle4 | Mark Hoyle | Collector of all things Redsox. Teddy,Tony C.,Yaz, Boomer, Lefty,J.Foxx,Speaker,Doerr,Pesky and anything'67. Along with a little Boston Braves. SABR member | 3,395 |
| davemacboston | davemacboston | Passionate student of Web3. Global exec/tenacious entrepreneur. Former filmmaker & playwright. "Be kind & work hard." | 2,796 |
| JRCJMU | John Craig | Daddy, husband, son, brother, uncle, former reporter. Go Dukes! | 2,250 |
| S_537 | Sandra | Union pipefitter, Boston College grad, DAR, Hye Yem, philosopher & pug mom | 1,687 |
| JPPlunkett | JP Plunkett | I really like baseball cards, The Beatles and Chinese food. I love my gig: @RedDomeRealty. Oh yeah, my family too | 1,179 |
| jjl_ice_yard | John Lynch | Dad, Husband, Coach, Neighbor, Lawyer, SHRM-SCP, Boston Sports Fan. Boston College. Loyola Law School | 925 |
| requip_d | Requipd | We are a NOT FOR PROFIT that hand-makes BBQ sets and unique gifts from hockey sticks sourced from over 100 hockey teams in the NHL, AHL, ECHL, NCAA, and CHL. | 737 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| S_537 | Sandra | Union pipefitter, Boston College grad, DAR, Hye Yem, philosopher & pug mom | 4,445 |
| BCAlumni | BC Alumni | Once an Eagle, Always an Eagle. Keeping Boston College alumni, parents, and friends connected. | 3,848 |
| jjl_ice_yard | John Lynch | Dad, Husband, Coach, Neighbor, Lawyer, SHRM-SCP, Boston Sports Fan. Boston College. Loyola Law School | 3,456 |
| davemacboston | davemacboston | Passionate student of Web3. Global exec/tenacious entrepreneur. Former filmmaker & playwright. "Be kind & work hard." | 3,119 |
| matthewofisch | Matthew O. Fisch | @bostonCollege Masters in Cybersecurity @babson MBA @LehighU EE #redsox #Patriots #Deep #Autism #CRC5k1krace https://t.co/GmTho8a6Tq | 2,393 |
| JRCJMU | John Craig | Daddy, husband, son, brother, uncle, former reporter. Go Dukes! | 2,125 |
| BostonCollege | Boston College | The official Twitter account of Boston College, a premier, Jesuit Catholic university. #WeAreBC | 1,396 |
| requip_d | Requipd | We are a NOT FOR PROFIT that hand-makes BBQ sets and unique gifts from hockey sticks sourced from over 100 hockey teams in the NHL, AHL, ECHL, NCAA, and CHL. | 1,073 |
| Conversations89 | Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education Magazine | Sponsored by the National Seminar on Jesuit Higher Education | 1,008 |
| tombracken | Tom Bracken | - | 1,000 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| BCAlumni | Once an Eagle, Always an Eagle. Keeping Boston College alumni, parents, and friends connected. | 4 |
| tombracken | - | 2 |
| JPPlunkett | I really like baseball cards, The Beatles and Chinese food. I love my gig: @RedDomeRealty. Oh yeah, my family too | 2 |
| davemacboston | Passionate student of Web3. Global exec/tenacious entrepreneur. Former filmmaker & playwright. "Be kind & work hard." | 1 |
| valinelmo | - | 1 |
| rock_detail | Classic Rock Auto Detail is a 501c3 not for profit employer of individuals w cognitive disabilities. Stop by or call 267 679 8831 for an appt | 1 |
| requip_d | We are a NOT FOR PROFIT that hand-makes BBQ sets and unique gifts from hockey sticks sourced from over 100 hockey teams in the NHL, AHL, ECHL, NCAA, and CHL. | 1 |
| partofthecontr1 | - | 1 |
| matthewofisch | @bostonCollege Masters in Cybersecurity @babson MBA @LehighU EE #redsox #Patriots #Deep #Autism #CRC5k1krace https://t.co/GmTho8a6Tq | 1 |
| jjl_ice_yard | Dad, Husband, Coach, Neighbor, Lawyer, SHRM-SCP, Boston Sports Fan. Boston College. Loyola Law School | 1 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1640697274425565186 | BC's Philip Landrigan and the @Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health present a sweeping new report showing plastic as a hazard at every stage of its life cycle. The @BCAlumni discusses the unprecedented scope of the study in a Q&A ➡️ https://t.co/Mzak9IHFp6 https://t.co/wNUlUOncWY | 1 |
| 1639688741739540482 | We are very proud of the BBQ SETS r team made for the BOSTON COLLEGE MENS ICE HOCKEY team this week. Thank you to the @BC_MHockey for their support of our mission. @NCAAIceHockey @BCAlumni https://t.co/VN0zYWIme7 | 1 |
| 1639358650882875399 | @BCAlumni @BostonCollege always a beautiful Mass and always great to see so many BC friends. | 1 |
| 1640708930102861825 | @BostonCollege @minderoo @BCAlumni Totally laughable. Reports are always cooked to their perfection. Never forget. | 0 |
| 1638235031456849929 | @JPPlunkett @BIGEAST @BCAlumni @BCMBB @theACC yes, unfortunately. love big east basketball | 0 |
| 1637896759119872001 | @BigBlueVCR @BCAlumni BC sending, Stackhouse, Wallace, Montross home from tournament……gave those young Men stories of a lifetime. Dean Smith looked pale walking 🚶♂️ off | 0 |
| 1637897939099201537 | @BigBlueVCR @BCAlumni Upsets are the best! #MarchMadness | 0 |
| 1638197308108988418 | Wow, exciting moves abound for @BIGEAST. I’m gonna say it out loud & get heckled as a result by some fellow @BCAlumni, but @BCMBB would be 10x more fun, fan-wise, if we left @theACC (for 🏀) & returned “home”. Damn do I miss those good ol’ days https://t.co/Z0p8zVLFJh | 0 |
| 1638223887358894095 | @JPPlunkett @BIGEAST @BCAlumni @BCMBB @theACC we'd have a reason to go back to the Big East tourney at MSG which is a blast! | 0 |
| 1638229572947681289 | @JPPlunkett @BIGEAST @BCAlumni @BCMBB @theACC then you'd have no football | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1640697274425565186 | BC's Philip Landrigan and the @Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health present a sweeping new report showing plastic as a hazard at every stage of its life cycle. The @BCAlumni discusses the unprecedented scope of the study in a Q&A ➡️ https://t.co/Mzak9IHFp6 https://t.co/wNUlUOncWY | 15 |
| 1637891765083701248 | 1994: Not a #NYGiants highlight, but I love March Madness. 29 years ago today, I was a soph at #BostonCollege & the Eagles pulled off a huge upset, taking down #1 overall seed, defending champion Tar Heels 75-72 to go to the Sweet 16 thanks to Billy Curley & friends @BCAlumni https://t.co/HzNMKqIDaq | 14 |
| 1638197308108988418 | Wow, exciting moves abound for @BIGEAST. I’m gonna say it out loud & get heckled as a result by some fellow @BCAlumni, but @BCMBB would be 10x more fun, fan-wise, if we left @theACC (for 🏀) & returned “home”. Damn do I miss those good ol’ days https://t.co/Z0p8zVLFJh | 10 |
| 1640703985332912129 | @BostonCollege @minderoo @BCAlumni Quite the irony that he’s concerned about plastic now given he was responsible for Covid policy & the thousands of nasal swabs used, along with the obscene amount of plastics used for takeoff meals due to dining hall restrictions. | 4 |
| 1639688741739540482 | We are very proud of the BBQ SETS r team made for the BOSTON COLLEGE MENS ICE HOCKEY team this week. Thank you to the @BC_MHockey for their support of our mission. @NCAAIceHockey @BCAlumni https://t.co/VN0zYWIme7 | 4 |
| 1640698504585662464 | @BostonCollege @minderoo @BCAlumni Landrigan is the treasurer for the Gates funded CUGH. He is why we have COVID mandates at BC- $$ for every shot. When you can’t have kids or get some illness, post COVID shot , thank Phil. | 2 |
| 1638223887358894095 | @JPPlunkett @BIGEAST @BCAlumni @BCMBB @theACC we'd have a reason to go back to the Big East tourney at MSG which is a blast! | 2 |
| 1638278560568823811 | @JPPlunkett @BIGEAST @BCAlumni @BCMBB @theACC The good old days when the Big East ruled | 2 |
| 1639023000619024385 | The Giants have signed a very good TEAM player in Tom Sweeney -he will be a good asset to NYG @coachgallup @BCFootball @BCAlumni @AJBlack_BC @CoachJeffHafley https://t.co/gwAfgCLJo6 | 2 |
| 1638235031456849929 | @JPPlunkett @BIGEAST @BCAlumni @BCMBB @theACC yes, unfortunately. love big east basketball | 1 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #marchmadness | 2 |
| #wearebc | 1 |
| #nygiants | 1 |
| #bostoncollege | 1 |
| #1 | 1 |
| #volunteering | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @bcalumni | 28 |
| @bostoncollege | 11 |
| @bigeast | 7 |
| @bcmbb | 7 |
| @theacc | 7 |
| @minderoo | 5 |
| @jpplunkett | 5 |
| @bc_mhockey | 2 |
| @ncaaicehockey | 2 |
| @tombracken | 2 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
21
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| ➡️ | 2 | right_arrow |
| 🏀 | 1 | basketball |
| 🌸 | 1 | cherry_blossom |
| 🚶♂️ | 1 | man_walking |
| 🔥 | 1 | fire |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Symbols | 2 |
| Activities | 1 |
| Animals & Nature | 1 |
| People & Body | 1 |
| Travel & Places | 1 |