Social Cloud

Deployed Link

As events unfold in the world, social media becomes the place people engage with news and social issues. Social Cloud is a web experience that visualizes real-time Twitter trends by location. The intuitive user interface includes Hashtags that are sized according to Tweet volume, and clicking on a trending hashtag will bring the user to the topic on Twitter.

Group Members

• Bryan Long
  • Contact BryanLong1@gmail.com
• SarahEvelynn Johnson
  • Contact SarahEvelynnJohnson@gmail.com
• Ben Casalino
  • Contact BenCasalino@gmail.com
• Dan Beerman
  • Contact hi@danbeerman.com

Let us know what you think!

What's Coming?

• Sortable content from different sources:
  • Twitter, Reddit, FaceBook
• Mobile Responsive Design // Cross-platform Optimization
• UI/UX modifications for search, locations, and general usibility

Tech Used

• React + Styled Components + React-word-cloud
• Firebase Cloud Services for Single Page App hosting
• Node/Javascript/Express
• Heroku Cloud Services
• Postgres + SQL + Knex
• Cypress for Integration Testing in the Chrome browser

Download the Chrome Extension HERE

Local Installation Instructions

To Install:

git clone [this repo address]
cd [this folder]
npm install

npm start

Note: You will need familiarity with React to make meaningful edits.

License

MIT