Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @AbdiBarud
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
21
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-10
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-20
Tweets covering
10 days
Average age of authors' accounts
6 years
Summarization
AbdiBarud has discussed the negative and positive impact of social media on Somalis and their way of life. 76% of those surveyed had a negative opinion. Expansion of options should be made to justify why social media is so negative. Social media can provide awareness to society, especially directed towards the younger population, but the lack of education and literacy makes it difficult for those in Somalia to use it in a beneficial way. Lastly, an article and novel have been mentioned which offers insight on the subject.
Topic Modeling
- Negative Impact of Social Media
- Positive Impact of Social Media
- Political Language
- Cashless Society
- Impact of Social Media on Somalia and Somalis
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions, from concern and frustration to optimism and excitement. There is a general feeling of unease about the negative impact of social media on Somali culture, livelihood and faith, while at the same time there is hope that it can be used positively. There is also a sense of curiosity and interest in the potential of social media to unite people and bring positive change to society. Additionally, there is a feeling of disappointment at the lack of understanding and literacy among Somalis, and a sense of disbelief at the refusal of merchants to accept small US bills.
Trend Analysis
- Negative impact of social media on Somalis and their culture, livelihood and faith
- Positive impact of social media on connecting people, sharing ideas, and creating change
- Political language in Somalia and how it is used
- Cashless Society in Somalia and impact on the poor
- Literacy levels in Somalia and how it impacts social media
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
4
Percentage of total tweets
19%
Number of Original tweets
0
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
21
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
17
Percentage of total tweets
80%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
1
Percentage of total tweets
4%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
4
Percentage of total tweets
19%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter for Android | 11 |
Twitter for iPhone | 9 |
Twitter Web App | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet

Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
MA_Cagey | M. A. Cagey | A long term observer of everything politics, security, society & social trends ๐ธ๐ด | 7,276 |
BillowIsmail | Yussuf B Ismail | Avid supporter of Social Justice movements. Arsenal fan. | 6,760 |
Maslahsokorw | Maslah Sokorow Ali | a lot of people become unattractive once if you find how they think. Cry. Forgive. Learn move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness | 5,647 |
theindhayare | Mohamed Indhayare | M&E specialist || Peace and social activist || MA in Peace governance & Dev @Upeace || Views are mine || RT โ endorsement | 3,789 |
Sayiddubays | Sayid Dubeys | Interested in |Political News|Sports|Business. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐'๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ. | 1,979 |
HooyoQaran | HooyoQaran | Somali. Xigmad ka baro suugaanta: Hooyooy la'aantaa adduunyadu hubaashii halis kama baxdeenoo...Maxamed Sulayman Tubeec. | 668 |
muhammedmohamud | Mohamed Wardi | |Agronomist| @_ksu alumni #KSUPan-Africanism. | 438 |
Mramiyaa | Ahmed Sheikh Mohamed Karim ( Amiyaa) | Student, Agronomist and Humanitarian worker. | 195 |
Collins_CFR | Collins Francis | independently depending on Abasรฎ๐ฏ๐ฏ | 161 |
SiadGarey | Siyad Garey | Somalia-Politician, Somali Youth Empowerment, Human Right activists and Voice of the voiceless. | 145 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
BillowIsmail | Yussuf B Ismail | Avid supporter of Social Justice movements. Arsenal fan. | 7,206 |
muhammedmohamud | Mohamed Wardi | |Agronomist| @_ksu alumni #KSUPan-Africanism. | 626 |
Collins_CFR | Collins Francis | independently depending on Abasรฎ๐ฏ๐ฏ | 574 |
HooyoQaran | HooyoQaran | Somali. Xigmad ka baro suugaanta: Hooyooy la'aantaa adduunyadu hubaashii halis kama baxdeenoo...Maxamed Sulayman Tubeec. | 423 |
MA_Cagey | M. A. Cagey | A long term observer of everything politics, security, society & social trends ๐ธ๐ด | 422 |
Maslahsokorw | Maslah Sokorow Ali | a lot of people become unattractive once if you find how they think. Cry. Forgive. Learn move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness | 421 |
theindhayare | Mohamed Indhayare | M&E specialist || Peace and social activist || MA in Peace governance & Dev @Upeace || Views are mine || RT โ endorsement | 397 |
Mramiyaa | Ahmed Sheikh Mohamed Karim ( Amiyaa) | Student, Agronomist and Humanitarian worker. | 367 |
MXawaadane | Maxmuud Xawaadane | - | 265 |
Sayiddubays | Sayid Dubeys | Interested in |Political News|Sports|Business. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐'๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ. | 240 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
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HooyoQaran | Somali. Xigmad ka baro suugaanta: Hooyooy la'aantaa adduunyadu hubaashii halis kama baxdeenoo...Maxamed Sulayman Tubeec. | 3 |
SiadGarey | Somalia-Politician, Somali Youth Empowerment, Human Right activists and Voice of the voiceless. | 3 |
Sayiddubays | Interested in |Political News|Sports|Business. ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐'๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ. | 2 |
BillowIsmail | Avid supporter of Social Justice movements. Arsenal fan. | 1 |
Collins_CFR | independently depending on Abasรฎ๐ฏ๐ฏ | 1 |
DrMoAbdulkadir | Medical Doctor | 1 |
MA_Cagey | A long term observer of everything politics, security, society & social trends ๐ธ๐ด | 1 |
MXawaadane | - | 1 |
Maslahsokorw | a lot of people become unattractive once if you find how they think. Cry. Forgive. Learn move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness | 1 |
Mramiyaa | Student, Agronomist and Humanitarian worker. | 1 |
Tweets per day

Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
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1627690294480175106 | @AbdiBarud @NBS_Somalia @WorldBank Did anyone spot the spelling mistake in the banner? | 0 |
1624688653334155266 | @AbdiBarud Social media provides awareness among society like campaigns, advertisement articles, promotions which helps the society to be up to date with the current information. | 0 |
1624155214851805185 | @AbdiBarud @SakariyeDhegnas Interesting novel. Canโt wait to read it. | 0 |
1624676012226224128 | @AbdiBarud You need to expand the options. | 0 |
1624676731268259841 | @HooyoQaran @AbdiBarud it becomes so problematic when social media is brought to a mostly illiterate, tribalistic and country with no rule and law | 0 |
1624680616582160385 | @AbdiBarud Both. | 0 |
1624688358650699777 | @AbdiBarud Positive Impact of Social Media;Social Media helps to meet people they may not have met outside the social media forums.It also helps to share ideas beyond the geographical boundaries.It provides open opportunity for all writers and bloggers to connect with their clients. | 0 |
1624688612070592512 | @AbdiBarud Another positive effect of social networking sites is it unite people on a huge platform for the achievement of specific goals. This brings positive change in the society. | 0 |
1624698601040449536 | @AbdiBarud Currently, 76% voted negative. It may be better to make justification. Such as why are you saying. Negative or positive? That's my concern. | 0 |
1626274059846619137 | @AbdiBarud @Fact Yh | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1624718259739140098 | @AbdiBarud Social media has magnificent negative impact on Somalis their culture, livelihood and as well as deen may Allah relieve us another hand there are many Somali companies that make daily advertising and education sectors but itโs rare to use positive side on social media on Somalia | 2 |
1624688358650699777 | @AbdiBarud Positive Impact of Social Media;Social Media helps to meet people they may not have met outside the social media forums.It also helps to share ideas beyond the geographical boundaries.It provides open opportunity for all writers and bloggers to connect with their clients. | 2 |
1624688612070592512 | @AbdiBarud Another positive effect of social networking sites is it unite people on a huge platform for the achievement of specific goals. This brings positive change in the society. | 2 |
1624698601040449536 | @AbdiBarud Currently, 76% voted negative. It may be better to make justification. Such as why are you saying. Negative or positive? That's my concern. | 1 |
1624676012226224128 | @AbdiBarud You need to expand the options. | 1 |
1624680616582160385 | @AbdiBarud Both. | 1 |
1624688653334155266 | @AbdiBarud Social media provides awareness among society like campaigns, advertisement articles, promotions which helps the society to be up to date with the current information. | 1 |
1624145699838259200 | @RAbdiAnalyst @AbdisalamAato This is political language itโs wrong #concil minsterโs they are used for each other government #minsterโs would may used cabinet ministers! thatโs right @EGaraad_ @IlhanMN @alihwarsame @abdirizakatosh @MoCASomalia @AbdiBarud | 1 |
1624735673746857984 | @AbdiBarud Not only Somalis but all nationalities. Difference is that Somalis do not have shields nor literature on the subject. | 1 |
1624738157257277440 | @AbdiBarud On Somalia, I would say non, wa wadan awalbo qaribnay.. on Somalis, the younger generation, yes it impacts them negatively | 1 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets

Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#somalia | 2 |
#reading | 1 |
#learning | 1 |
#growing | 1 |
#concil | 1 |
#minster | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets

Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@abdibarud | 21 |
@worldbank | 4 |
@nbs_somalia | 2 |
@fact | 2 |
@hormuud | 2 |
@qzafrica | 2 |
@yahoofinance | 2 |
@sakariyedhegnas | 2 |
@raagsan | 1 |
@hooyoqaran | 1 |
Top 10 mentions

Wordcloud of Tweets
