Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @halfpricebooks
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
89
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-17
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-25
Tweets covering
8 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
Twitter users express gratitude for donations of books for educational programs, share their recent purchases, and discuss Texan stores and events related to literature and film. Some users mention finding specific books at Half Price Books and express their excitement to read them. However, one user brings attention to layoffs that occurred at the company during the pandemic.
Topic Modeling
- Book donations for learning programs
- Half Price Books store experiences
- Book purchases and recommendations
- Texas culture and location based discussions
- Film and TV recommendations and discussions
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets are generally positive and enthusiastic towards Half Price Books, with people expressing gratitude for book donations, sharing their recent purchases, recommending books and documentaries, and reminiscing about past finds. There is also some playful competition between Texan stores and a call to support a new Werewolf project. However, there is also some criticism about prices not being half off and a mention of former employees being laid off due to the pandemic.
Trend Analysis
- Donations of books for summer reading programs
- Shopping experiences and finds at Half Price Books stores
- Interest in Silent Films/Classics and Horror books/movies
- Engaging with Half Price Books on social media
- Discussion about comedy and comedy legends
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
11
Percentage of total tweets
12%
Number of Original tweets
28
Percentage of total tweets
31%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
89
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
44
Percentage of total tweets
49%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
8
Percentage of total tweets
8%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
18
Percentage of total tweets
20%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 39 |
| Twitter Web App | 25 |
| Twitter for Android | 19 |
| Foursquare | 2 |
| TweetDeck | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| TexasMonthly | Texas Monthly | Texas news, politics, food, culture, travel, yee-haw, and more since 1973. 🤠 | 233,673 |
| robertstanek | Robert Stanek - American Novelist & Artist | Dad. Husband. Author & Artist books pubd by Pearson, Macmillan, McGraw Hill, O'Reilly, Microsoft & more. Visit: https://t.co/i1sBRhyS70 https://t.co/Z3itWhd4oF | 69,218 |
| DCpierson | DC Pierson | Wrote the novels THE BOY WHO COULDN'T SLEEP AND NEVER HAD TO and CRAP KINGDOM. Was in DERRICK. https://t.co/SzVGcRkrNA dcpierson@gmail.com he/him | 58,087 |
| FortBendISD | Fort Bend ISD | #FBISD exists to inspire and equip all students to pursue futures beyond what they can imagine. #InspireEquipImagine #ProfileOfAGraduate | 50,519 |
| EricVespe | Eric Vespe | Formerly Quint of Ain't It Cool News, current co-host of The Kingcast (@Kingcast19). Bylines at Slashfilm, Collider, Syfy Wire, Fangoria. ericvespe@gmail.com | 45,847 |
| halfpricebooks | Half Price Books | America's largest family-owned new & used bookstore chain. We buy & sell anything printed or recorded. Questions? customercare@hpb.com #HPBHaul #HPBDogs | 24,377 |
| dansolomon | dan solomon | I'm really a very complicated kind'a guy. senior editor @TexasMonthly. debut YA novel THE FIGHT FOR MIDNIGHT out June 20. masto:@dansolomon@journa.host (he/him) | 14,284 |
| notaboutthecell | Alex Power|s| BI | I spend my days crunching numbers and my nights torturing a wife and cats with the sound of keystrokes. Opinions are my own. #PBICAT #MSFTEmployee | 8,612 |
| LoneStarLit | Lone Star Literary | TEXAS BOOK NEWS. interviews, reviews, resources, and more weekly, including Lone Star Book Blog Tours and Texas's only statewide calendar of book events. | 5,909 |
| calexmendez | Carlos A. Mendez | 30 years a sportswriter. Cowboys, Rangers, NASCAR, TCU, FWISD, HSFB. Heisman voter. Panini America copywriter. Martin HS 🏈 dad. Reader. NASA enthusiast. LVHS | 5,098 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCpierson | DC Pierson | Wrote the novels THE BOY WHO COULDN'T SLEEP AND NEVER HAD TO and CRAP KINGDOM. Was in DERRICK. https://t.co/SzVGcRkrNA dcpierson@gmail.com he/him | 5,710 |
| deirdre1122 | Deirdre B 🏳️🌈🗽 | Wife to @christyhb1122, mom, super-gay. People-person. I am in the world to change the world. (Kathe Kollwitz) she/her #BLM #ProtectTransKids #ProtectQueerKids | 5,003 |
| JMichaelDonohue | J. Michael Donohue | Comic Book Writer: Morsels Vol. 1 coming this fall from @EnPocalypsePub. Contact me at writer.jmichaeldonohue@gmail.com | 5,001 |
| JesseJacksonDFW | Jesse W Jackson 🎤🎶 | Texan, Husband, Dad, Call Center Guy & podcaster obsessed with Bruce & Doctor Who! Set Lusting Bruce, Next Stop Everywhere, How Many & JKL Media podcasts | 4,977 |
| BlakeRocap | Blake Rocap | Austin lawyer, father, husband, friend, feminist, #txlege, abortion, Texas-Ex, Phillies fan, volleyball enthusiast, West TX boy. | 4,944 |
| toddkitta | Toddd Kitta | Catholic, husband, dad. Current Googler, ex-MSFT. All things dev, IoT, analytics, cloud. | 4,333 |
| LoneStarLit | Lone Star Literary | TEXAS BOOK NEWS. interviews, reviews, resources, and more weekly, including Lone Star Book Blog Tours and Texas's only statewide calendar of book events. | 3,658 |
| billevjen | Bill Evjen | Technology Author and VP/CIO in Media & Entertainment. Content Distribution. Innovation. Streaming. Digital Media. Security. DRM. Movies and TV. USA/Finland | 3,073 |
| PeoplesMessenge | MASOMO KWANZA BOOKS STORE MSA. PEOPLE'S MESSENGER | mentorship, leadership,proper honest governance, empowerment, sense of direction to a generation that is to come after we exit the stage open 7:00am to 7:00pm. | 2,733 |
| JMacMingoPhotos | JMacMingoPhotos | Small Artist, NFTs, Poet, Short story writer https://t.co/JvgmacykLe | 2,662 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| masterofoneinc1 | Shoes, wisdom, movies, music, more shoes and non sequiturs. | 6 |
| jerrysgotpops | Collector sharing my passion for the things I love! Husbando on @mywaifuandme | 6 |
| toddkitta | Catholic, husband, dad. Current Googler, ex-MSFT. All things dev, IoT, analytics, cloud. | 5 |
| gamedotfilm | Videogames, film, cats, anti-capitalist, anti- imperialist. Streaming on Twitch, reviewing 🎞🎮 on YouTube. Watch Hong Kong cinema! | 3 |
| Christo07690599 | U.K. born , member of the world Him/ He as in it's him again | 3 |
| JMichaelDonohue | Comic Book Writer: Morsels Vol. 1 coming this fall from @EnPocalypsePub. Contact me at writer.jmichaeldonohue@gmail.com | 2 |
| billevjen | Technology Author and VP/CIO in Media & Entertainment. Content Distribution. Innovation. Streaming. Digital Media. Security. DRM. Movies and TV. USA/Finland | 2 |
| NISDBrennanLib | - | 2 |
| calexmendez | 30 years a sportswriter. Cowboys, Rangers, NASCAR, TCU, FWISD, HSFB. Heisman voter. Panini America copywriter. Martin HS 🏈 dad. Reader. NASA enthusiast. LVHS | 1 |
| bexican_TX | (she/her) Texas. GenX. Middle child. All opinions are my own. | 1 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1636721550664581130 | #LoneStarLit #WeeklyGO 3/17-19 https://t.co/Q9mQjuwHK5 FRI @_talkinganimals @cmcclelland32 7P SAT @WritersLeague @DonnaMJohnson3 @kathleenkent214 1PM; @murderbooks @carablack 3:30P SUN @Twigbooks @maryannmoss32 11AM; @halfpricebooks @FreeToDoMe1 1P #LiteraryTexas #TexasBookstores https://t.co/3A8M3pu2Ku | 3 |
| 1637914621246939138 | Thank you Rob from @halfpricebooks Sugar Land, TX for donating books for our @FortBendISD Extended Learning Department Summer Reading Program! Students will definitely have fun reading! 📚 https://t.co/lSkszqMLKP | 2 |
| 1638643083989471236 | Be honored if you could Check this out! A book of 6 short stories inspired from my artwork. #booknerd #artbook #shortstories #HorrorArt #TheNightmareMan #SciFiAIArt #AmazonDeals #bookclub @halfpricebooks @nybooks #NewBook #shortstory https://t.co/IdNQ4dUwhk | 2 |
| 1639303325073178627 | Houston horror fans? Go to this screening, and support a new Werewolf project! (also, for fans in Houston, the last time I was in town, I found a copy of Werewolf's Guide to Life at @halfpricebooks, pulled out a pen and autographed it. See if you can find it!- Ritch) https://t.co/FOPP76az6W | 1 |
| 1638036706841485313 | ICYMI 🫡🫡 @_Thibby & Jerry made their way to every @halfpricebooks in Houston, TX in one day! 🚙 Can they find a volume of manga at every store for their collection?? We bought manga at every Half-Price Books in Houston, TX!! Link ⬇️ https://t.co/EZ5Yt9HYAc https://t.co/3ZQvhWQsNf | 1 |
| 1637522042059669505 | Come onnnnn @halfpricebooks this isn’t half price at allllllll @MangaAlerts #HalfPriceBooks #Manga https://t.co/jl0RFcnKRi | 1 |
| 1637824910645927937 | Which store is the most Texan? #Cavenders or @halfpricebooks? | 1 |
| 1637831438090338307 | Shipley’s and @halfpricebooks forever. Cast your vote: https://t.co/AkzHBDr5Go | 1 |
| 1637876845327826945 | @gamedotfilm @halfpricebooks Great pick up on Seven Samurai. The shorts with Buster Keaton with Arbuckle are among his best: https://t.co/NO5K0c8GLN | 1 |
| 1637883108094623746 | O.o…? That’s like comparing a thick juicy steak and bland ass beef jerky. Go, @halfpricebooks! https://t.co/zinlgZN2uj | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1637914621246939138 | Thank you Rob from @halfpricebooks Sugar Land, TX for donating books for our @FortBendISD Extended Learning Department Summer Reading Program! Students will definitely have fun reading! 📚 https://t.co/lSkszqMLKP | 30 |
| 1638324693886201856 | .@billevjen still in bookstores. @halfpricebooks https://t.co/UjrTDhvXv9 | 8 |
| 1637552825134731265 | 3 pickups today from @halfpricebooks $8 Seven Samurai Criterion, why not. I need to get into Silent Films and heard Arbuckle was that dude. Enforcer, Pesci's 1st film (?) Looks shitty but fun 📀💿🎞 https://t.co/3Iqa7jDLI1 | 7 |
| 1637522042059669505 | Come onnnnn @halfpricebooks this isn’t half price at allllllll @MangaAlerts #HalfPriceBooks #Manga https://t.co/jl0RFcnKRi | 7 |
| 1637831438090338307 | Shipley’s and @halfpricebooks forever. Cast your vote: https://t.co/AkzHBDr5Go | 6 |
| 1637824910645927937 | Which store is the most Texan? #Cavenders or @halfpricebooks? | 5 |
| 1638036706841485313 | ICYMI 🫡🫡 @_Thibby & Jerry made their way to every @halfpricebooks in Houston, TX in one day! 🚙 Can they find a volume of manga at every store for their collection?? We bought manga at every Half-Price Books in Houston, TX!! Link ⬇️ https://t.co/EZ5Yt9HYAc https://t.co/3ZQvhWQsNf | 5 |
| 1636721550664581130 | #LoneStarLit #WeeklyGO 3/17-19 https://t.co/Q9mQjuwHK5 FRI @_talkinganimals @cmcclelland32 7P SAT @WritersLeague @DonnaMJohnson3 @kathleenkent214 1PM; @murderbooks @carablack 3:30P SUN @Twigbooks @maryannmoss32 11AM; @halfpricebooks @FreeToDoMe1 1P #LiteraryTexas #TexasBookstores https://t.co/3A8M3pu2Ku | 5 |
| 1639646844266397696 | Saw @mattcolville’s tweets about Champions the other day and found this at my local @halfpricebooks! Kismet! https://t.co/Kkg3EZ5WyO | 3 |
| 1639303325073178627 | Houston horror fans? Go to this screening, and support a new Werewolf project! (also, for fans in Houston, the last time I was in town, I found a copy of Werewolf's Guide to Life at @halfpricebooks, pulled out a pen and autographed it. See if you can find it!- Ritch) https://t.co/FOPP76az6W | 3 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #halfpricebooks | 4 |
| #booknerd | 2 |
| #artbook | 2 |
| #shortstories | 2 |
| #horrorart | 2 |
| #thenightmareman | 2 |
| #scifiaiart | 2 |
| #amazondeals | 2 |
| #bookclub | 2 |
| #newbook | 2 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @halfpricebooks | 89 |
| @mangaalerts | 14 |
| @gamedotfilm | 10 |
| @billevjen | 9 |
| @jerrysgotpops | 8 |
| @toddkitta | 7 |
| @christo07690599 | 5 |
| @masterofoneinc1 | 5 |
| @bnbuzz | 4 |
| @mattcolville | 2 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
26
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 📚 | 4 | books |
| 😭 | 3 | loudly_crying_face |
| 💀 | 3 | skull |
| 😂 | 2 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 🚙 | 2 | sport_utility_vehicle |
| ⬇️ | 2 | down_arrow |
| 🤣 | 1 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 😬 | 1 | grimacing_face |
| 😊 | 1 | smiling_face_with_smiling_eyes |
| ♥️ | 1 | heart_suit |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 12 |
| Objects | 7 |
| Travel & Places | 2 |
| Symbols | 2 |
| Activities | 1 |