Trisma.org Website Review

TRISMA – TRACKING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA AN*LYSIS is a joint project involving Queensland University of Technology, Curtin University, Deakin University, Swinburne University, and the University of Sydney, as well as the National Library of Australia; it received funding from the Australian Research Council through ARC LIEF grant LE140100148. Following the conclusion of the ARC LIEF TrISMA establishes a powerful new framework for tracking, storing, and processing the public social media communication activities of Australian users at very large scale and in close to real time. By drawing on TrISMA’s groundbreaking infrastructure, researchers are able to engage with ‘big data’ from leading social media platforms in hitherto unprecedented detail, and to respond immediately an*lysis of how Australians participate in current public debates, respond to breaking news and events, and engage in everyday interpersonal communication through social media. Below is a sample of the live data TrISMA collects on an ongoing basis, showing recent Australian Twitter activity (click ‘full screen’ to enlarge): TrISMA has generated the first comprehensive map of the Australian Twittersphere media activities in 2015. Staff and postgraduate researchers based at any of TrISMA’s six partner institutions are able to gain access to the TrISMA infrastructure; for further information, please contact the relevant TrISMA representative: