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"Mapping The Conversation: From Big Data To The Real Voices Of Trump Supporters And Opposers" - a Columbia University Capstone project of which I was a part

So I had an interesting few days. I was contacted by a grad student at Columbia University who asked if I'd be interested in partaking in a Capstone Workshop of which he was a part. Apparently, along with some big-name celebrities whose identities couldn't be revealed, via Alto Data Analytics, I was listed as one of the 400 "key Twitter influencers" in the country and then became one of 60 to be interviewed for the project. Another Columbia grad student flew in from New York on Thursday to conduct the interview, which was supposed to go on for an hour, lasted two, and I walked away feeling pretty good about the experience. The results are supposed to be released on or around May 11th. It was a neat and eye-opening experience. I'm glad I was a part of it. If curious, you can read more about it here:

https://sipa.columbia.edu/academics/capstone-projects/mapping-conversation-big-data-real-voices-trump-supporters-and-opposers
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