They Rule
| They Rule provides glimpses of some of the relationships of the US ruling class | ||
| Home page | http://www.theyrule.net | |
| Approach | They Rule use data from LittleSis to expose networks of powers by displaying and enabling people to map the social relationships between entities and elite powers. | |
| Phase | Released | |
| Tags | viz, power structures, and relationships | |
| Practices | Collect | |
| Partners | Littlesis and Renew Media (now Media Artists) | |
| Project Start Date | 2001 |
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| Launch Date | 2001 |
| Most Recent Update | 2011 |
| Update Frequency | not anymore |
| Thematic Focus | Exposure |
| Issue addressed | Tracking power structures |
| Geographic Focus | US |
Experience
How does a user interact with and navigate the project?
| Query | true |
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| Lists | true |
| Network Visualisation | true |
Description
Summary of the project and its approach
| They Rule aims to provide a glimpse of some of the relationships of the US ruling class. | |
| Approach (How?) | They Rule use data from LittleSis to expose networks of powers by displaying and enabling people to map the social relationships between entities and elite powers. |
| Language | English |
| Commissioner | FutureFarmers |
| Publisher | Josh On |
Impact
Indicators of reach and impact of the project.
Target Audience : Online Audience Reached : Twitter : ( followers) Publisher's Twitter Followers : Online Rank : Google: 5 Alexa: 2043453 OSE Domain Authority Rank: 56/100 Marketing Grader Rank: 39/100 () Online Rank (Publisher) : Google: Alexa: News Source : Medium Offline Audience Reached : International Outcome : Part of a paradigm shift of using visualisations for activism http://www.bcs.org/upload/pdf/ewic_ev10_s1paper2.pdf Last updated : 19/10/2015 Attempts against the project : /Technology
What tools and code were used to create the project?
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Team size and expertise
Team Size : One person Team Experience : Research : Some Data Science : None Engineering : Outsourced Design : SomeProject Methodology
What strategies were in place for managing the project?
Project Methodology : Agile Open Source : false Open Data : false Budget : Contracting : Risk Planning : No planning Sustainability Planning : No planningDocumented Practices
Documentation about project practices
Practices
How projects handle different aspects of data management
Data Modeling : Relational Ethical Collection : No guidelines Ethical Storage : Data Collection : External Sources Data Collection : Data Verification : Spot Check Data Cleaning : Data Analysis : Simple Data Description : false Data Licensing : Restricted Ethical Publishing : Ethical Publishing : Data Publishing Mode : Scrapable