Number of Videos: 0.5 hours – 11 lessons
Author: Mikhail Klassen
User Level:Beginner
Are you interested in exploring the data generated by Facebook’s over 1.28 billion daily active users? Do you have some basic experience working with Python? If so, this course is for you.

You’ll explore Facebook’s social graph and learn how it structures data; as well as discover how to use Python and Facebook’s Graph API to connect to and query the social graph for page and user data, and pick up some experience manipulating and visualizing Facebook data using the powerful Python libraries, pandas and matplotlib. The course is taught by data scientist Mikhail Klassen and is based on content from Matthew Russell’s book, “Mining the Social Web” (O’Reilly Media). Explore the Facebook social graph and discover how it structures data Learn how to query Facebook data with Python and Facebook’s Graph API Pick up techniques for comparing the popularity of Facebook pages Discover how to measure audience engagement with content for brand analysis Learn how to manipulate and visualize Facebook dataAfter completing his PhD in astrophysics, Mikhail Klassen transitioned to data science and refined his expertise in data mining, data analysis, and machine learning. He’s now the Chief Data Scientist for Paladin:Paradigm Knowledge Solutions in Montreal, where he combines data mining and artificial intelligence to deliver personalized training for the aerospace industry.
Mac Minimum System Requirements:Mac Recommended System Requirements:Processor:   AnyRAM:   AnyHard Disk:   1GBVideo Card:   AnySupported OS:   Mac El Capitan 10.11, Mac Yosemite 10.10, Mac Mavericks 10.9, Mac Mountain Lion 10.8, Mac Lion 10.7, Mac Snow Leopard 10.6, Mac Leopard 10.5, Mac OS X, Macintosh

Product Features

• Learn Mining the Social Web – Facebook from a professional trainer on your own time at your own desk.
• This visual training method offers users increased retention and accelerated learning.
• Breaks even the most complex applications down into simplistic steps
• Comes with Extensive Working Files