December 25, 2014

Are we more interested in XXX or Xmas?

This holiday season we decide to ask the questions that really matter. As people celebrate Christmas, we wanted to know how people around the world are mentioning the holiday. And, perhaps more importantly and interestingly, how mentions of Christmas stack up against mentions of a more sexual and consumption-oriented nature. 

So, we decided to compare mentions of 'Xmas', 'XXX', and 'Xbox. 




The formula that we used (for XXX tweets for example):  


(Sum of XXX tweets in square / Sum of XXX tweets globally)
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( sum XXX+Xbox+xmas in square /  sum XXX+Xbox+xmas globally)

We see some important global differences. Americans (as well as the French and Spanish) are most interested in Xboxes. Strangely, the Japanese and Nigerians seem to be most fixated on Christmas. And the British, Dutch, and Italians more interested in X-rated content: giving a whole different meaning to reflections on who has been naughty and who has been nice. 

1 comment:

  1. Can anyone help me by taking my survey. Click the link below to see the map and then there is a link in the map to the survey. Collecting data for my masters thesis.
    Favorite Team. Least Favorite Team
    Click on image below to VOTE for favoite team and least favorite NFL team
    http://chandcole.cartodb.com/viz/3516c078-7a66-11e4-8f61-0e853d047bba/embed_map

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