Joe Waski's DU Masters Program Blog

Digital Tattoo  Data Analysis  source: Jaeylns School Site     For this data analysis I choose to analyze my last 25 posts on my Facebook account.  I typically use my Facebook account for personal use.  Before looking back at my last 25 posts I chose to do a self-reflection on what I expect to see.  I expect to see a lot of posts about my family, family adventures such as vacations or going out to eat, and food.  I expect to see an overall positive tone.  I try to keep my Facebook account clean and free of drama.       Below is a data analysis of my last 25 posts on Facebook.  This data analysis was eye opening as I thought I projected a different tone on Facebook.  Yes, I do have food and family posts while I do stay away from drama.  However, I was surprised how many political posts I made, how many jokes I made, and my use of humor.  My overall tone was positive but with a bit of complaining.  ...

  Algorithms  Source: Geeks for Geeks This week I chose to dive into and investigate algorithms.  The topic of algorithms is very broad and almost impossible to fully cover all topics and usage of algorithms.  I will keep this in general terms and focus more on social media algorithms.  Overview of Algorithms: According to the article, Algorithmic Awareness , by Media Smarts, algorithms are defined as a set of step-by-step instructions for solving a problem or completing a mathematical or computational task. Algorithms sort data to find patterns and make predictions or recommendations. The term is often used to refer specifically to computer programs trained to make predictions.  This definition is the overall definition of algorithms.  Brent Barnhart defines social media algorithms in his article, Everything You Need to Know about Social Media Algorithms as   a way of sorting posts in a users’ feed based on relevancy instead of publish tim...