QUT researchers are mapping the G20 Leaders' Summit as it plays out on Twitter.
Find out what people are tweeting from inside the declared areas, or about happenings within the declared areas.
•View interactive maps. We suggest you 'view as an iFrame' in each map to make the most of the zoom feature. Check out the new maps created showing Brisbane-based Twitter activity around the arrival of Barak Obama, two delegate spotting maps, showing which leaders are being talked about in Brisbane and where they're being talked about.
•Watch the G20 Hypometer.
•More information about the project.
Update as at 12pm, Saturday November 15:
G20 Hypometer
We're analysing all #G20 tweets to see what the world thinks of the leaders' summit.
Twitter leaderboard - countries most talked about, and where Australia sits in the conversation
Yesterday
1. USA
2. Australia
3. UK
Today so far
1. USA
2. Russia
3. Australia
Hot hashtags - the top trenders (excluding #G20, #G20Brisbane)
1.#auspol
2. #Brisbane
3. #Australia
On the rise - emerging hashtags
1. #Brisbane
2. #Australia
3. #Putin
Most mentioned leaders:
1. @narendramodi (1430)
2. @BarackObama (1183)
3. @TonyAbbottMHR (1175)
G20 tweet total:
•437,816 since 23 October
•111,532 tweets yesterday, a new record
•66,266 tweets since midnight
•Tweets from 158,839 individual users
G20 social media maps
In a first for any G20 event, we're mining tweets about what's happening inside the declared zones, and plotting them on interactive maps.
Twitter hot spots - popular locations mentioned
•Amberley RAAF base, Victoria Park, Marriott Hotel and UQ: Obama's arrival
•Caxton Street, where Angela Merkel was taking selfies earlier today
Our favourite tweets
•(Individual tweet) Awesome atmosphere, Caxton street with the surprise arrival of German chancellor Angela Merkel @Gambarohotel #G20 http://...
•(Individual tweet) good time to go to DJs in Brisbane, not crowded and trains are running #G20" Only if you can cross Adelaide St!
•Like him or loath him, at least Obama's "The Beast" stuck to the 40kph speed limit on Adelaide St. #G20Brisbane
Media contact:
Rose Trapnell, QUT Media team leader, 0407 585 901, media@qut.edu.au, rose.trapnell@qut.edu.au
