@MassDOT | Tweet Data Analysis

Overview

Tweets covering

9 days

Latest tweet was on

2023-03-30

Earliest tweet was on

2023-03-21

Total number of tweets analysed

579

Average age of authors' accounts

8 years

Types of Tweets

Number of Retweets

139

24% of total

Number of Original tweets

72

12% of total

Number of tweets that were Quotes

30

5% of total

Number of tweets that were Replies

356

61% of total

Number of tweets that contain Hashtags

128

22% of total

Number of tweets that contain Mentions

579

100% of total

Devices Used to Tweet

Top 5 Devices

Source	Count
Twitter for iPhone	235
Twitter Web App	175
Twitter for Android	125
IFTTT	10
Hootsuite Inc.	9

Device Distribution

Top 10 Accounts by Followers

Username	Name	Bio	Followers count
MBTA	MBTA	The official Twitter feed of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). Check out our partners @MBTA_CR and @MBTATransitPD. Emergency dial 911.	345,943
MassGov	Mass.gov	Official Twitter of https://t.co/sdQhylQXIP, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts website.	161,027
wutrain	Michelle Wu 吳弭	Mayor of the City of Boston • Mom to Blaise and Cass • Personal account • She/her	152,588
NBC10	NBC 10 WJAR	Southern New England's leading news station on TV, web and social. Breaking news: 401-455-9105, news@wjar.com or share images and video at https://t.co/Iwi57uB2gi	109,939
WTEN	NEWS10 ABC	Your local news leader	90,130
universalhub	Adam Gaffin	Boston news and the latest turkey and helicopter updates. @universalhub everywhere.	81,171
telegramdotcom	telegramdotcom	Worcester County's leading provider of news and information. If you have a tip, call the City Desk at (508) 793-9245 or drop an email to newstips@telegram.com	64,219
FOX23News	FOX23News	Breaking news and weather for the Capital Region of New York	51,863
MicheleMcPhee	Michele McPhee	@LAMag Investigative Writer; WGAW Screenwriter; True Crime Author; Podcaster; TV Producer. mmcphee@lamag.com	23,120
NubiusAdultStar	Nubius	Gay Porn Model 😉😈 CashApp: $Ne77s🤑 Need Experience model for shoots or anything contact me serious applies🇺🇸❤️18+	23,076

Top 10 Accounts by Friends

Username	Name	Bio	Followers count
wutrain	Michelle Wu 吳弭	Mayor of the City of Boston • Mom to Blaise and Cass • Personal account • She/her	22,379
universalhub	Adam Gaffin	Boston news and the latest turkey and helicopter updates. @universalhub everywhere.	17,536
bostonradio	Boston Radio Watch®️	🟦. This and that. Reading this Twitter feed is strictly optional. Patriots, Renegades and Revs homer. RTs do not constitute endorsement of views!	12,550
Robert_Mills	Robert Mills	Father-of-three, twin parent, mentally ill, former reporter who likes pizza, history, sunsets, and speaking up for first responders.	11,906
MicheleMcPhee	Michele McPhee	@LAMag Investigative Writer; WGAW Screenwriter; True Crime Author; Podcaster; TV Producer. mmcphee@lamag.com	10,188
mikesacconetv	Mike Saccone	Sharing 🚓🚒🚑 stories \| Founding Partner, @EPIKPR	9,665
WTEN	NEWS10 ABC	Your local news leader	8,636
RevEverett	Rev. Laura Everett	Let's all get free. @MassChurches Exec & Pastor. Writer, Mender + Textile Artist. Unabashed urbanist. @BosWomensSports Schemer & Dreamer. laura@reveverett.com	6,493
PatientWorthy	Patient Worthy	We're a resource for engaging, informative content and rare patient news, well done.	6,450
ConciergeBoston	Adam Castiglioni	Experienced Boston hospitality professional who tracks the news in Boston's hospitality industry through a unique and insightful blog.	5,738

Most Active Users

Username	Bio	Number of tweets
lolMBTA	'cuz if we weren't laughing, we'd be crying... or foaming at the mouth. OK, starting to foam. #lolMBTA	27
6kYjm	geologist https://t.co/JSjAF08GU4 One life ,live it !	15
Satyriander	-	13
nishmanweather	Learn something each day. Passions of watersheds, NBA… One legged storm chaser, kid u not. Life’s too short to not have fun! Jesus = Savior. God Bless you!	8
alecbikes	Musician \| Transportation Engineer \| Walking, wheeling, biking, transit advocate	6
IN01970	10 years active US Army. 11 Years National Guard. 10 Years large city police officer. Now in IT past 10 years. Love my family & dogs. Happily married most days.	6
MassGov	Official Twitter of https://t.co/sdQhylQXIP, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts website.	6
ImproveMass	Urbanist. Car culture hating car guy and big motorsports fan. Living car-light in Boston. Very opinionated (he/him)	5
JacqueGoddard	MassDOT Comms, former Press Secretary to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino & 13 years broadcast news reporter. Views expressed are my own.	5
MatHelman	Dad, #mapoli communications pro, Senate/House race junkie, @Springsteen disciple, Boston sports fan, stand-up comedy enthusiast. He/him. Tweeto ergo sum.	5

Tweets Per Day

Top 10 Tweets by Retweets

ID	Text	Retweet count
1640696551210090497	What a cynical, shortsighted take. Truly disappointing to see @MassDOT @MBTA framed in here rejecting public transit as a public good. Reliability & access must go hand in hand. https://t.co/oVEhKhvKd3	74
1640489001260920834	"This is the start of a new day at the MBTA.” @MassDOT Sec. Fiandaca Today, we welcomed Phillip Eng as the new MBTA General Manager. Incoming GM Eng spoke with …	27
1638891848017014786	4-foot passing signage update from the MA Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Board meeting: @MassDOT will be releasing an application for municipalities to request signs, posts, and hardware for Spring/Summer Install. …	19
1639680120905408512	I was almost a victim of @MassDOT& @CityOfBoston's continued non urgency to make Sullivan Square safer. A driver attempted to squeeze by another vehicle stopped at the red light by …	11
1640043023718395904	⁦What is going on with the Longfellow post placement??? They’re literally in the bike lane despite a 10’ buffer… @MassDOT⁩ (cc ⁦@BostonBTD⁩ ⁦@CambMA⁩ ⁦@cambbikesafety⁩⁩ ⁦⁦@StreetsBoston⁩ ⁦@bostonbikeunion⁩ @MikeConnollyMA⁩) https://t.co/j7KF6Yhofo	10
1640424314682916884	LIVE: @MassGovernor Healey introduces the new MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng at Riverside station, alongside @MassLtGov Driscoll, @MassDOT Secretary Fiandaca, and Interim General Manager Gonneville. https://t.co/wuv2DIweNq	8
1638491962578804736	Today’s the day to show your Crossing Guard(s) some love! Send us your #CrossingGuard Appreciation Day pictures and don’t forget to submit your nominations by 5 p.m. today! https://t.co/hODYXOa9Rm. @massdot …	8
1638222171620212736	Traffic Alert: Due to a gas leak in a high pressure line, Montvale Avenue in Stoneham between Maple Street and Lindenwood Road is currently closed to traffic. National Grid is …	8
1641247843418611714	@chipgoines Dude was in HAWAII while the @MBTA crumbled. Dude was in HAWAII while the #MBTA crumbled. Dude was in MFing HAWAII while the MBTA crumbled. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 #MBTAfail @MassDOT @universalhub …	6
1640702521646755843	@NoelFromBoston @MassDOT @MBTA Reliability is def fundamental. My issue is that these aren’t mutually exclusive goals; in fact system-wide electrification & eliminating fare collection (especially on buses) can make transit …	6

Top 10 Tweets by Likes

ID	Text	Like count
1640696551210090497	What a cynical, shortsighted take. Truly disappointing to see @MassDOT @MBTA framed in here rejecting public transit as a public good. Reliability & access must go hand in hand. https://t.co/oVEhKhvKd3	545
1640489001260920834	"This is the start of a new day at the MBTA.” @MassDOT Sec. Fiandaca Today, we welcomed Phillip Eng as the new MBTA General Manager. Incoming GM Eng spoke with …	194
1640702521646755843	@NoelFromBoston @MassDOT @MBTA Reliability is def fundamental. My issue is that these aren’t mutually exclusive goals; in fact system-wide electrification & eliminating fare collection (especially on buses) can make transit …	114
1638891848017014786	4-foot passing signage update from the MA Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Board meeting: @MassDOT will be releasing an application for municipalities to request signs, posts, and hardware for Spring/Summer Install. …	97
1640043023718395904	⁦What is going on with the Longfellow post placement??? They’re literally in the bike lane despite a 10’ buffer… @MassDOT⁩ (cc ⁦@BostonBTD⁩ ⁦@CambMA⁩ ⁦@cambbikesafety⁩⁩ ⁦⁦@StreetsBoston⁩ ⁦@bostonbikeunion⁩ @MikeConnollyMA⁩) https://t.co/j7KF6Yhofo	83
1640700959188713473	@wutrain @MassDOT @MBTA The author has a good point though. Tough to ask to do ALL these things when the reality is that BASIC function is missing. Why expand when …	81
1639680120905408512	I was almost a victim of @MassDOT& @CityOfBoston's continued non urgency to make Sullivan Square safer. A driver attempted to squeeze by another vehicle stopped at the red light by …	75
1640424314682916884	LIVE: @MassGovernor Healey introduces the new MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng at Riverside station, alongside @MassLtGov Driscoll, @MassDOT Secretary Fiandaca, and Interim General Manager Gonneville. https://t.co/wuv2DIweNq	41
1640727583296835584	@wutrain @MassDOT @MBTA I don't think it's a cynical take, at all. A free bus that comes once per hour can't compare with one that comes every ten minutes, even …	33
1640710062980096000	@wutrain @MassDOT @MBTA My work generally starts at 6am (trades) I have pretty much always used the red line and a bike to get to work. The red line is …	27

Top Languages Used

Top 10 Hashtags

Hashtag	Count
#mbta	26
#mbtafail	21
#massdot	14
#mapoli	12
#bospoli	12
#boston	10
#srts	5
#massachusetts	4
#fixthet	4
#firethetmanagement	4

Top 10 Mentions

Mention	Count
@massdot	586
@mbta	307
@massgovernor	142
@massltgov	117
@wutrain	78
@universalhub	59
@noelfromboston	28
@bostonherald	25
@freedomtrail69	21
@massbike	20

Wordcloud of Tweets

Emoji Analysis

Average emojis per tweet:

17

Emojis Used

Emoji	Count	Emoji Text
🤬	58	face_with_symbols_on_mouth
😂	5	face_with_tears_of_joy
⚠️	4	warning
📢	4	loudspeaker
🙏	3	folded_hands
⁉️	2	exclamation_question_mark
📣	2	megaphone
😭	2	loudly_crying_face
👋	2	waving_hand
👏🏿	2	clapping_hands_dark_skin_tone

Emoji Groups

Emoji Group	Count
Smileys & Emotion	73
People & Body	11
Objects	7
Symbols	6
Travel & Places	4
Flags	1
Activities	1
Animals & Nature	1

MassDOT - Tweet Data Analysis