Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @PDXParksandRec
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
28
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-09
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-19
Tweets covering
10 days
Average age of authors' accounts
10 years
Summarization
Today a private tour was given to Portland Parks and Recreation Park Rangers to introduce their new staff to Black History and discuss how to interact with diverse members of the community. Charles Jordan was Portland's first Black City Commissioner and worked with parks and recreation for 14 years. Some other current activities involving Parks and Recreation include 'In My Shoes' walks, Volunteering, and recruiting for full-time, part-time and seasonal work. There is an Eagle Caddie Program offering summer employment as well as scholarship opportunities at the University of Oregon. Lastly, issues such as campfires in O'Brien Square and Portland's record with Equity, Diversity and Inclusion were also discussed.
Topic Modeling
- Diversity and engagement with community
- History of Portland
- Parks and Recreation
- Volunteering and job opportunities
- Politics
Emotional Analysis
The emotions expressed in these tweets range from enthusiasm and admiration to frustration and disappointment. There is excitement around the private tour for the Park Rangers, and appreciation for the efforts of volunteers to clean up the Foster Floodplain Natural Area. People are proud of the work of Charles Jordan and the renaming of University Park Community Center in his honor. There is also a sense of joy and warmth in the shared experience of walking with Mubarak in Montavilla. Conversely, there is frustration with politicians and Portland's current leaders, and disappointment in the lack of diversity in hiring practices. Finally, there is a sense of enthusiasm and support for the Eagle Caddie Program and its potential to provide students with a full college scholarship.
Trend Analysis
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Engaging with Diverse Communities
- Black History and Portland’s Early Black Leaders
- Volunteerism and Cleanup Efforts
- Hiring and Programs for Youth
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
13
Percentage of total tweets
46%
Number of Original tweets
11
Percentage of total tweets
39%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
28
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
4
Percentage of total tweets
14%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
0
Percentage of total tweets
0%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
7
Percentage of total tweets
25%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 14 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 9 |
| Twitter for Android | 4 |
| TweetDeck | 1 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDXParksandRec | Portland Parks & Rec | Parks, gardens, trails, golf courses and tons of recreation activities all year long! All tweets are subject to Oregon public disclosure laws. | 11,950 |
| CollegePossible | College Possible | Making college graduation possible for low-income students through an intensive curriculum of coaching and support | 6,270 |
| TheSkannerNews | The Skanner | Serving the African American community in the Pacific Northwest since 1975, based in Portland, Ore. | 5,018 |
| darwinsbulldog | Michael D. Barton | Lover of science, historian, Darwin aficionado & @JohnTyndallCP editor. Father & advocate for connecting children to nature (@natureplaysign). He/him/his. | 4,273 |
| Jonathan_Maus | Jonathan Maus | A lover of humans, cities, bikes, and basketball. Founder/editor/janitor @bikeportland | 3,838 |
| PortlandGov | City of Portland, OR | Official Twitter page for the City of Portland. Keep up with news about programs, services, free events and people from across Portland. | 3,651 |
| LisaLoving | Lisa Loving | Sky-watcher, pep-talker, media nerd, author of "Street Journalist: Understand and Report the News in Your Community." https://t.co/6mszZFuRAS | 3,039 |
| PDXEquity | Office of Equity | The City of Portland's Office of Equity and Human Rights provides education and technical support to City staff and elected officials regarding equity. | 1,364 |
| RoofGro | Green Roof Organisation (GRO) | Green Roof Organisation #GRO UK Trade Association for Green/Blue/BioSolar #greenroofs. Producing guidance and bringing professional & passionate people together | 1,267 |
| BrimJulia | Julia Brim-Edwards | Oregonian, passionate about public schools + my PDX community, family. PPS+OSU grad, PPS Board member (official PPS: @juliaBrimEdwar1) Title IX beneficiary. | 1,195 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| darwinsbulldog | Michael D. Barton | Lover of science, historian, Darwin aficionado & @JohnTyndallCP editor. Father & advocate for connecting children to nature (@natureplaysign). He/him/his. | 4,972 |
| TheSkannerNews | The Skanner | Serving the African American community in the Pacific Northwest since 1975, based in Portland, Ore. | 4,457 |
| ShineAsOneTeam | Todd Healy Crawley🇺🇸🇮🇪🇺🇳🏔🌲🦆🦦🐻🦁🦅🦫🦊🦙 | #BeTheChange💪#RunningOnHope🏃♀️#BraveLikeGabe💚@SimonPagenaud🐶@JimmieJohnson⛷@RobertWickens🏎@RGrosjean🛩#OneTeam🌎#BeTheOne🐝🧠#ElectricFoundItsWildSide⚡️🌹 | 3,784 |
| LisaLoving | Lisa Loving | Sky-watcher, pep-talker, media nerd, author of "Street Journalist: Understand and Report the News in Your Community." https://t.co/6mszZFuRAS | 3,082 |
| CollegePossible | College Possible | Making college graduation possible for low-income students through an intensive curriculum of coaching and support | 1,351 |
| RoofGro | Green Roof Organisation (GRO) | Green Roof Organisation #GRO UK Trade Association for Green/Blue/BioSolar #greenroofs. Producing guidance and bringing professional & passionate people together | 924 |
| PDXParksandRec | Portland Parks & Rec | Parks, gardens, trails, golf courses and tons of recreation activities all year long! All tweets are subject to Oregon public disclosure laws. | 886 |
| BrimJulia | Julia Brim-Edwards | Oregonian, passionate about public schools + my PDX community, family. PPS+OSU grad, PPS Board member (official PPS: @juliaBrimEdwar1) Title IX beneficiary. | 711 |
| bankroll_achhe | Bankroll_Achhe | I can only speak on my own experiences of life . not yours but I . #DontSnooze | 653 |
| Jonathan_Maus | Jonathan Maus | A lover of humans, cities, bikes, and basketball. Founder/editor/janitor @bikeportland | 565 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| PDXParksandRec | Parks, gardens, trails, golf courses and tons of recreation activities all year long! All tweets are subject to Oregon public disclosure laws. | 8 |
| ShineAsOneTeam | #BeTheChange💪#RunningOnHope🏃♀️#BraveLikeGabe💚@SimonPagenaud🐶@JimmieJohnson⛷@RobertWickens🏎@RGrosjean🛩#OneTeam🌎#BeTheOne🐝🧠#ElectricFoundItsWildSide⚡️🌹 | 2 |
| AmandaNicole487 | Musician but more importantly a music educator, nature enthusiast, future novelist, foreign-language loving follower of Christ. | 1 |
| PortiaM05850725 | - | 1 |
| bankroll_achhe | I can only speak on my own experiences of life . not yours but I . #DontSnooze | 1 |
| WordisBondPDX | Sign up for an In My Shoes Walking Tour. Each Saturday in February, listen to the voices of young Black men across Portland. Link below. ⬇️ 👟👑 | 1 |
| TopherChoate | - | 1 |
| TheSkannerNews | Serving the African American community in the Pacific Northwest since 1975, based in Portland, Ore. | 1 |
| RoofGro | Green Roof Organisation #GRO UK Trade Association for Green/Blue/BioSolar #greenroofs. Producing guidance and bringing professional & passionate people together | 1 |
| PortlandGov | Official Twitter page for the City of Portland. Keep up with news about programs, services, free events and people from across Portland. | 1 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1624224786510667777 | Today we guided the @PDXParksandRec Park Rangers on a private tour for their new rangers that will be engaging in parks around Portland.They wanted their staff to be more aware Portland’s Black history and discuss how to engage with diverse members of the community. https://t.co/6WjgWrIf6W | 6 |
| 1624060636056506368 | Charles Jordan spent 10 years as Portland’s first Black City Comm. beginning in 1974. He served 14 years as Director of @PDXParksandRec, where he oversaw 44 new parks and natural areas. In 2012, University Park Community Center was renamed in honor of Jordan. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/QtKUGDsQqD | 5 |
| 1625922803789856769 | .@PDXParksandRec continues to recruit for full-time, part-time, and seasonal work!Full-time and part-time jobs are open across the PP&R system with immediate openings, as well as many positions available for summer 2023.More:https://t.co/jqhq8LJvWW https://t.co/zyaeP926FX | 4 |
| 1627135013006491648 | “In my shoes” walk w/Mubarak in Montavilla. Viewing my neighborhood biz district+summer pool through his eyes….Muslim & Black, Somalian & Ethiopian, he “shared spaces that feel like home.” ❤️ we both spent time @PDXParksandRec pool ⬇️ @WordisBondPDX! @LakayanaD @MontavillaNews https://t.co/hvCAD7Of0B | 3 |
| 1625561169795887104 | We LOVE our @PDXParksandRec volunteers! @CollegePossible helped clean up the Foster Floodplain Natural Area recently. They worked hard to remove debris, some quite large, from the valuable @PortlandGov nature preserve. More on their efforts is here:https://t.co/naoxG3RRUC https://t.co/Qsyk90vvFs | 2 |
| 1623767363324899330 | Join @PDXParksandRec for part-time work, or start a new career! We are hiring for summer and beyond with opportunities in many departments, including summer camps and pools. You'll enjoy training, support, and smiles.Learn more and apply at https://t.co/zvSF0dG1ng https://t.co/2At14Cx9S0 | 2 |
| 1626279816424226817 | Cascade | Dog | Moss with ferns | Trail [Marshall Park, #Portland, OR; @PDXParksandRec @PDXParksFound @TheIntertwine #pdx] https://t.co/vFaUMFBnFT | 1 |
| 1625581372843921408 | Students currently enrolled as 9th graders are encouraged to apply for the EAGLE Caddie Program. This is a cooperative venture between @PDXParksandRec the Western Golf Association Evans Scholars Foundation, and local high schools https://t.co/v7vdMFp9nK | 1 |
| 1625217792994865152 | @PDXParksandRec @pdxparksgolf is recruiting HS freshmen students for its EAGLE Caddie Program now through Friday, April 28, 2023. Opportunities for summer employment; qualifying participants can apply for a full college scholarship to @uoregon!More info: https://t.co/x8KAEzFRAo https://t.co/2RxQz5v71s | 1 |
| 1627009932800446464 | @PDXEquity @PDXGovRel @PDXParksandRec And how far we've fallen since then. Most recently we've had the divisive and radical cop-hating Jo Ann Hardesty; the über woke Commissioner Rubio and the do-nothing Mingus Mapps. I wish it were 1974 again. | 0 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1624224786510667777 | Today we guided the @PDXParksandRec Park Rangers on a private tour for their new rangers that will be engaging in parks around Portland.They wanted their staff to be more aware Portland’s Black history and discuss how to engage with diverse members of the community. https://t.co/6WjgWrIf6W | 26 |
| 1624533260729720832 | I don’t usually like to bug politicians on weekends, but hadn’t met Commissioner @DanRyanPDX and we were at Roosevelt HS b-ball game (he’s an alum,my kids go there), so I went for it. Hope to sit down w him soon to talk all things bikes & @PDXParksandRec (he’s new Parks Commish) | 19 |
| 1624060636056506368 | Charles Jordan spent 10 years as Portland’s first Black City Comm. beginning in 1974. He served 14 years as Director of @PDXParksandRec, where he oversaw 44 new parks and natural areas. In 2012, University Park Community Center was renamed in honor of Jordan. #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/QtKUGDsQqD | 13 |
| 1627135013006491648 | “In my shoes” walk w/Mubarak in Montavilla. Viewing my neighborhood biz district+summer pool through his eyes….Muslim & Black, Somalian & Ethiopian, he “shared spaces that feel like home.” ❤️ we both spent time @PDXParksandRec pool ⬇️ @WordisBondPDX! @LakayanaD @MontavillaNews https://t.co/hvCAD7Of0B | 11 |
| 1625561169795887104 | We LOVE our @PDXParksandRec volunteers! @CollegePossible helped clean up the Foster Floodplain Natural Area recently. They worked hard to remove debris, some quite large, from the valuable @PortlandGov nature preserve. More on their efforts is here:https://t.co/naoxG3RRUC https://t.co/Qsyk90vvFs | 8 |
| 1626279816424226817 | Cascade | Dog | Moss with ferns | Trail [Marshall Park, #Portland, OR; @PDXParksandRec @PDXParksFound @TheIntertwine #pdx] https://t.co/vFaUMFBnFT | 6 |
| 1623767363324899330 | Join @PDXParksandRec for part-time work, or start a new career! We are hiring for summer and beyond with opportunities in many departments, including summer camps and pools. You'll enjoy training, support, and smiles.Learn more and apply at https://t.co/zvSF0dG1ng https://t.co/2At14Cx9S0 | 6 |
| 1625922803789856769 | .@PDXParksandRec continues to recruit for full-time, part-time, and seasonal work!Full-time and part-time jobs are open across the PP&R system with immediate openings, as well as many positions available for summer 2023.More:https://t.co/jqhq8LJvWW https://t.co/zyaeP926FX | 2 |
| 1625581372843921408 | Students currently enrolled as 9th graders are encouraged to apply for the EAGLE Caddie Program. This is a cooperative venture between @PDXParksandRec the Western Golf Association Evans Scholars Foundation, and local high schools https://t.co/v7vdMFp9nK | 2 |
| 1625217792994865152 | @PDXParksandRec @pdxparksgolf is recruiting HS freshmen students for its EAGLE Caddie Program now through Friday, April 28, 2023. Opportunities for summer employment; qualifying participants can apply for a full college scholarship to @uoregon!More info: https://t.co/x8KAEzFRAo https://t.co/2RxQz5v71s | 2 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #portland | 3 |
| #pdx | 3 |
| #blackhistorymonth | 2 |
| #ecoroof | 1 |
| #green | 1 |
| #trailtiptuesday | 1 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @pdxparksandrec | 33 |
| @wordisbondpdx | 4 |
| @portlandgov | 4 |
| @lakayanad | 2 |
| @montavillanews | 2 |
| @pdxequity | 2 |
| @pdxparksfound | 2 |
| @theintertwine | 2 |
| @collegepossible | 2 |
| @pdxparksgolf | 2 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
14
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| ❤️ | 2 | red_heart |
| ⬇️ | 2 | down_arrow |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 2 |
| Symbols | 2 |