Social media collection and analysis tools
- Twitonomy – Twitter analytics.
- Netlytic – cloud-based text analyzer and social networks visualiser.
- Tweet Archivist – essential analytics for tracking and archiving Twitter.
- Twitter Scraper by Intersect – access to Intersect members only.
- NodeXL – Tool for Data collection for Twitter and Facebook, and network visualisation.
- Netvizz – Facebook app for collecting data from Facebook.
- NVivo NCapture – web browser extension, to quickly and easily capture web content (web pages, online PDFs and social media data from Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube) for analysis in NVivo 10 for Windows.
- NodeXL – Tool for data collection for Twitter and Facebook, and network visualisation.
- Netlytic – Cloud-based text analyzer and social networks visualiser.
Lists
- Dataviz.tools: a curated guide to the best tools, resources and technologies for data visualisation
- Choose the most appropriate graph for your data: from Data to Viz.
- List of social media collection tools by Deen Freelon.
Visualisation tools
Favorite
- Gephi – Like Photoshop for data. Graph visualisation and manipulation software.
- Raw – The missing link between spreadsheets and vector graphics.
- Infogr.am – Create interactive charts and infographics.
- Google Chart Tools – Display live data on your site.
- Tableau Public – Free data visualisation software.
Other tools
- Piktochart – Transforms your information into memorable presentations.
- Free Vector Infographic Kit – Vector infographic elements from MediaLoot.
- easel.ly – Create infographics online.
- Weave – Web-based analysis and visualisation environment.
- iCharts – Charts made easy.
- ChartsBin – A web-based data visualization tool.
- GeoCommons – See your data on a map.
- VIDI – A suite of powerful Drupal visualisation modules.
- Prefuse – Information visualisation software.
- StatSilk – Desktop and online software for mapping and visualisation.
- Gliffy – Online diagram and flowchart software.
- Hohli – Online charts builder.
- Many Eyes – Lets you upload data and create visualizations.
Source – Over 100 Incredible Infographic Tools and Resources (Categorized), DailyTekks
Resources
- University of Amsterdam – Digital Methods Initiative Tools; YouTube Tutorials
- Queensland University of Technology – Mapping online publics and Digital Media Research Centre
- Software Studies Initiatives and Lev Manovich
- SciencesPo – MediaLab
- Ryerson University – Social Media Lab
