I posted my looking out about expressive data but to be quite honest I find myself to be a much more pragmatic person, and I couldn’t think of something I was truly intrigued by enough to attempt to scrape a lot of data and potentially have it not visualize in a way that anybody gains anything from it. I couldn’t think of something I cared about enough, or felt any kind of emotional reaction. On the other hand I did find myself scrolling through some torrent websites and noticing how some sites are more popular for certain file types or cultures, so I thought I’d look into that. Nice, pragmatic, and helpful to know where to go for what files. I’d actually like to expand beyond torrents and get into other kinds of file sharing if I can figure out how to get access to them.
Not only will scraping torrent sites expose what sites are best for what files, but also what files are popular at what times. This is essentially a map of what’s big in digital technology if you think about it. Torrents make available movies, software, books, music, and video games. This can be a map of what’s popular in general. The post dates allow for an understanding of times and the rise and fall of popularity in the various files. I think this will also show cultural trends, potentially. Either way there is a lot of potential in my opinion due to the large variety available from several very nicely organized websites.
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