🐈‍⬛ 4CAT 1.50 is here! 🐈‍⬛ This release brings under-the-hood improvements, a faster web interface, new processors, better LLM analyses, improved annotations, and lots of bugfixes. 🔗 Full changelog: github.com/digitalmetho... 🔗 How to upgrade: github.com/digitalmetho...

🔔New 4CAT version: 1.49🔔 🔎 Explorer revamp: Investigate datasets through an interface that mimics the original data source. Sort your data, make manual field notes, or add processor-made annotations. 🧰 Data source updates 🦜 Zeeschuimer import fixes Full changelog: github.com/digitalmetho...

🦜 New Zeeschuimer release 🦜 📌📕 New modules for Pinterest and RedNote/Xiaohongshu! Capture data from these platforms directly with Zeeschuimer—and export them to the newest version of 4CAT (also out now) for further analysis. github.com/digitalmetho... Updates automatically if installed already!

🔔 We just released a new 4CAT version, v1.47! Some highlights: 📥 Data capture from Bluesky, Pinterest and RedNote/Xiaohongshu 🤖 Prompt-based coding and annotation of data via the OpenAI API 🛠️ New & updated data fields for datasets from TikTok, Instagram, & co Read more: github.com/digitalmetho...

We're pleased to announce the launch of KingsCAT 🐱, a new @4cat.nl instance to support social media research at King's created by @digitalmethods.net @oilab.bsky.social hosted by @kingsdh.bsky.social @digitalculturekcl.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social www.kcl.ac.uk/news/gather-... 🎊✨

This extensive website on computational social science by Michael Achmann-Denkler provides 4CAT and Zeeschuimer tutorials alongside other great tips & tricks. Check it out 👇 social-media-lab.net

Fascinating workshop with @4cat.nl walking us through their social media capture and analysis tool, talking through capabilities and possibilities! @kingsdh.bsky.social

KingsCAT😸👑

🔔 New version out for Zeeschuimer, our tool for capturing social media data from the browser! This brings it up to speed with Instagram's latest updates, fixing the capture of posts from Location and Tag pages. 💾 Get it here: github.com/digitalmetho... ⬆️ Already installed it? It will auto-update!

🍂 Release v1.46: Autumn Additions 🍂 - Add custom data sources and processors as 'extensions' (see t.ly/WQc4Z) - Import Threads data from Zeeschuimer - Import and export datasets as zip files - Crawl Telegram based on mentions and links - LLM processor for text classification And more: t.ly/psaqe

4CAT's original look (circa 2018).

[testing our new bsky integration...]

Hellooo world! We'll use this profile for informal updates and questions regarding the 4CAT: Capture and Analysis Toolkit. If you want to check out what's new with 4CAT outside of BlueSky, check out the GitHub releases github.com/digitalmetho... Stay tuned for exciting new features 🐈🐈🐈🐈