Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @CityofDurhamNC
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
178
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-21
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-30
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
8 years
Summarization
The tweets discuss various issues and developments in the City of Durham, North Carolina. Some of the main topics include the need for safe biking and pedestrian infrastructure, equity and equality, budget season, gun violence, access to mental health resources for students, a recent 911 outage, and a controversy around the recanting of dedication to Khojaly massacre victims. Several users share their thoughts and opinions on these topics, and some express frustration over the slow pace of progress in addressing these issues.
Topic Modeling
- Investing in safe bike and pedestrian infrastructure
- Equity and equality in transportation choices
- Community engagement and participation in local government
- Gun violence prevention and school safety
- Water access and affordability
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions including frustration, disappointment, hope, gratitude, concern, and urgency. Many tweets express frustration and disappointment with the lack of progress in implementing infrastructure for bike and pedestrian safety, as well as concerns about gun violence and psychological aid for students. However, there are also tweets expressing hope and gratitude for improvements made by the City of Durham, particularly in increasing accessibility. Finally, there are tweets expressing urgency regarding the need to address issues such as equity and violence in the city.
Trend Analysis
- Investing in safe bike and pedestrian infrastructure in Durham
- Community engagement and activism regarding city initiatives
- Efforts to address violence and trauma in the city
- Partnerships between Durham and other cities and organizations
- Issues with city services, such as water and emergency response systems
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
35
Percentage of total tweets
19%
Number of Original tweets
21
Percentage of total tweets
11%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
178
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
98
Percentage of total tweets
55%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
52
Percentage of total tweets
29%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
29
Percentage of total tweets
16%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 63 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 57 |
| Twitter for Android | 43 |
| Twitter for iPad | 8 |
| Hootsuite Inc. | 3 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATVNews | KATV News | #KATV Channel 7 #News #Arkansas #arwx #KATV7 https://t.co/unQDiolb4K | 175,839 |
| wunc | WUNC | North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC | Cover photo: An unoccupied house in Rodanthe teeters on verge of collapse. 📸 Madeline Gray - https://t.co/PJkhRJSgGn | 34,492 |
| durhammag | Durham Magazine | We are a city magazine dedicated to bringing you the very best of Durham, North Carolina | 32,722 |
| CityofDurhamNC | CityofDurhamNC | Official City of Durham #localgov account. Monitored Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. #DurhamOneCall service requests: https://t.co/Ld6apslI5W. Call 911 for emergencies. | 22,911 |
| JillianDURM | Jillian Johnson | Find me @jilliandurm@triangletoot.party ✊🏾🏳️🌈💉she/her, making things happen at @CityofDurhamNC, @MovementVote, @LocalProgress, & @SouthernVision_. | 7,752 |
| WorkingatDuke | Working@Duke | Connecting all @DukeU and @DukeHealth staff and faculty with campus happenings, employee benefits and programs and useful news and info for work and life. | 5,571 |
| JoshChapinABC11 | Josh Chapin | Reporter/Fill in Anchor for ABC 11, die hard Duke basketball fan and rabid crossword puzzler. | 5,136 |
| CharismaAlasta1 | Charisma Alastair | Third year college, ( undergraduate ), Psychology major. 💋I'M A WOMAN OF INTEGRITY,DIGNITY, LOYALTY, LOVE/COMPASSION,SO SWEETLY HERE TO HELP SAVE THE WORLD💞 | 5,082 |
| DurhamCountyLib | Durham County Library | Encouraging Discovery, Connecting the Community, and Leading in Literacy. | 4,650 |
| mzrascoff | Matthew Rascoff | Leading @Stanford Digital Education, teaching @StanfordGSB. | 4,175 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| CharismaAlasta1 | Charisma Alastair | Third year college, ( undergraduate ), Psychology major. 💋I'M A WOMAN OF INTEGRITY,DIGNITY, LOYALTY, LOVE/COMPASSION,SO SWEETLY HERE TO HELP SAVE THE WORLD💞 | 5,582 |
| AliciaLalone | Alicia Lalone | Lover of:travel,unique food, rescuing dogs, HOUSE music,Disney,entrepreneurs,cars that turn left ,⚽️ & all things wedding! 🌊🌊. @WeddingRowCharl | 5,001 |
| steltenpower | Ruud Steltenpool🤔🔗📊🚲👨👩👧👧🌳 | #open #citizen #science #web #data #usability #FAIR #eNotebooks #reproducibility Thoughts on cooperation: see website👇 A prof. suggested to make it a book 🤦 | 4,999 |
| mzrascoff | Matthew Rascoff | Leading @Stanford Digital Education, teaching @StanfordGSB. | 4,997 |
| RobinKirk | Robin "Defend Democracy & read books" Kirk | Award-winning author, poet, Human rights superfan, she/y'all/youse. Vagina American, Tweets mine own. Good trouble. Substack and Masto: https://t.co/j7VuX78c2J | 4,951 |
| Susan_A_Rogers | Susan Alice Rogers, MDiv | #MedEd @DukeMedSchool, Writer, Preacher, Activist, #ProgressiveBaptist Minister, #BLM, Love #Haiti🇭🇹 #LGBTQ 🏳️🌈 #amwriting ✍🏻 📷 #VoteBlue!🌊 | 4,947 |
| Kaargav | Kaaren Haldeman | Mother-Anthropologist-PhD MPH Board Member @NCGVAction she/her | 4,907 |
| TMLAcademy | TMLAcademy | Thomas Mentor Leadership Academy mentors males 9-18 who are being raised by a single parent or their grandparent(s) We also provide Mentor Training to programs. | 4,550 |
| MaradeMinas | Agora é nois! | Esquerdista e Humanista sempre. | 4,441 |
| JoshChapinABC11 | Josh Chapin | Reporter/Fill in Anchor for ABC 11, die hard Duke basketball fan and rabid crossword puzzler. | 4,373 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| planning_troll | urban planner, data nerd, psychotic marxist geographer. community land control or bust. opinions my own etc. they/them | 23 |
| scottymathess | Just a regular guy trying to make it through this life alive. And I'll fix your bike for a 12 pack. | 21 |
| mizzvelouria | Stop racism against #Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 I support a country younger than #Coca-Cola #KarabakhisAzerbaijan Armenians are occupants | 11 |
| DurhamComplete | Providing pithy transportation takes since 1937. @bikedurham volunteer, @durhamcomplete@urbanists.social just in case. | 6 |
| NinthStreetWatc | Durham, North Carolina microblog about all things Ninth Street (http://t.co/OsPYaZRz2O), food, drink, development, sustainability, etc. | 6 |
| Kaargav | Mother-Anthropologist-PhD MPH Board Member @NCGVAction she/her | 4 |
| ASNC20 | Climate Voter. #NeverAgain 🍞+🌹 🌎 "Behind every great fortune lies a great crime." Honore de Balzac. | 3 |
| JillianDURM | Find me @jilliandurm@triangletoot.party ✊🏾🏳️🌈💉she/her, making things happen at @CityofDurhamNC, @MovementVote, @LocalProgress, & @SouthernVision_. | 3 |
| hepstyle | LED pixel specialist, baker of bread, maker of things delicious, musician, bowling advocate, canine idolizer, seasoned traveler He/him/his | 3 |
| Marco7_1959 | 50-something husband, has-been bicycle racer, motorcycle rider, dog and cat lover, registered independent voter. | 3 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1639031644442230784 | A 911 phone system outage is currently affecting Durham and several other counties. Please text 911 or dial the non-emergency number at 919-560-4600 for assistance until further notice. @DurhamCounty @CityofDurhamNC | 14 |
| 1639398741999337472 | @CityofDurhamNC @NCDOT @movesafedurham There can be no equity or equality until cars aren't the only "choice". https://t.co/L1p0hEdkED | 6 |
| 1639360712999854111 | So much growth & development happening in the @CityofDurhamNC. It’s critical that we keep investing in safe bike and pedestrian infrastructure to keep pace. I really enjoyed using this protected bike lane - good example of what we need more of! https://t.co/N3QmfCnUzB | 6 |
| 1639044350318628869 | Issues with City 911 has been resolved. Everyone can now dial 911 for emergencies. @DurhamCounty @CityofDurhamNC | 6 |
| 1639264233668894720 | Easy access to guns is resulting in shootings & deaths of teens in our city.We are retraumatized & our children are in pain.We need Safe Storage Laws w/education plus deep work to interrupt the violence 💔 @DurhamPublicSch @CityofDurhamNC @DurhamCounty https://t.co/Re5rM5ViUt | 5 |
| 1638270788712255500 | Last night's @CityofDurhamNC meeting was standing-room only. Love to see the people showing up during budget season. I wrote about the two big asks. | 3 |
| 1639472421253029888 | Why can't @CityofDurhamNC do this? @LeoForDurham @movesafedurham ? https://t.co/EWnKvvpSkk | 3 |
| 1638658653153533955 | Firefighters are on the roof of an apartment complex just steps away from where teenagers were found dead this morning in @CityofDurhamNC. Unclear what they are looking for #abc11 https://t.co/Jai1LrRu16 | 2 |
| 1640369374451187712 | Water. Equity. Listening to @CityofDurhamNC Mark Middleton address the needs of his residents struggling to pay for water. Thank you for sharing your community's experience and for improving the lives of your neighbors. @leagueofcities #CCC23 https://t.co/ZyO9fERe3n | 2 |
| 1640780847648219147 | .@CityofDurhamNC Mayor Elaine O’Neal acknowledges @Wolfspeed’s plans to build a $5 billion facility in Siler City with an estimated 1,800 jobs. The company was offered about $1 billion in state incentives | 1 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1639360712999854111 | So much growth & development happening in the @CityofDurhamNC. It’s critical that we keep investing in safe bike and pedestrian infrastructure to keep pace. I really enjoyed using this protected bike lane - good example of what we need more of! https://t.co/N3QmfCnUzB | 64 |
| 1639398741999337472 | @CityofDurhamNC @NCDOT @movesafedurham There can be no equity or equality until cars aren't the only "choice". https://t.co/L1p0hEdkED | 30 |
| 1639472421253029888 | Why can't @CityofDurhamNC do this? @LeoForDurham @movesafedurham ? https://t.co/EWnKvvpSkk | 15 |
| 1638270788712255500 | Last night's @CityofDurhamNC meeting was standing-room only. Love to see the people showing up during budget season. I wrote about the two big asks. | 15 |
| 1639807327170703360 | @tjhennessey @LeoForDurham @NinthStreetWatc @CityofDurhamNC @movesafedurham This is a huge and reoccuring problem with engineering Durham's public realm. Bicycle Boulevards have been designed at least three times over 7 years, and still not built. PROGRAM > DESIGN > BUILD. If you never get to step 3, steps 1 & 2 become a total taxpayer loss. https://t.co/RX4JteKWHV | 13 |
| 1639264233668894720 | Easy access to guns is resulting in shootings & deaths of teens in our city.We are retraumatized & our children are in pain.We need Safe Storage Laws w/education plus deep work to interrupt the violence 💔 @DurhamPublicSch @CityofDurhamNC @DurhamCounty https://t.co/Re5rM5ViUt | 13 |
| 1640398123699781643 | The project is done! Thanks to @CityofDurhamNC for making Gregson accessible to people walking and in wheelchairs! https://t.co/8uNoAGafoB | 12 |
| 1638688385807306752 | .@DurhamPublicSch @CityofDurhamNC @DurhamCounty we need rapid response teams in every one of our schools to deliver psychological first aid for our students, faculty and families. We are in a #StateofUrgency | 10 |
| 1641255394809880576 | Our Young Kings had the honor of escorting the beautiful Women that participated in the 2023 City of Durham Women’s History Month Panel. The women on the panel shared some amazing stories. @CityofDurhamNC “Great things are happening at TMLAcademy” #wearetmla919 @DurhamCounty https://t.co/oTVa98z1Uu | 10 |
| 1638658653153533955 | Firefighters are on the roof of an apartment complex just steps away from where teenagers were found dead this morning in @CityofDurhamNC. Unclear what they are looking for #abc11 https://t.co/Jai1LrRu16 | 9 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #bullcitytoday | 4 |
| #durham | 3 |
| #ccc23 | 3 |
| #durhamnc | 2 |
| #wearetmla919 | 2 |
| #stateofurgency | 2 |
| #ncpol | 2 |
| #abc11 | 2 |
| #durhamonecall | 1 |
| #durhambottlingco | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @cityofdurhamnc | 179 |
| @movesafedurham | 30 |
| @durhamcounty | 28 |
| @leofordurham | 25 |
| @mayoreoneal | 19 |
| @ncdot | 12 |
| @durmbull | 9 |
| @ninthstreetwatc | 9 |
| @durhampublicsch | 9 |
| @durhamcomplete | 7 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
32
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| ➡️ | 11 | right_arrow |
| 👏 | 4 | clapping_hands |
| 😍 | 3 | smiling_face_with_heart-eyes |
| 🎊 | 2 | confetti_ball |
| 🎉 | 2 | party_popper |
| ✨ | 2 | sparkles |
| 💔 | 2 | broken_heart |
| 🔗 | 2 | link |
| 🌳 | 1 | deciduous_tree |
| 🐶 | 1 | dog_face |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Symbols | 14 |
| Smileys & Emotion | 14 |
| Objects | 9 |
| Activities | 7 |
| People & Body | 6 |
| Travel & Places | 5 |
| Animals & Nature | 2 |