A web-based data visualization project measuring the social media presence of American reality television.

About

America's Got No Talent highlights when and how reality television shows gain notoriety through social media and followers. The project dynamically displays when tweets are sent and how much bias is gathered for each program, based on retweets from followers and fans.

Each show's virtual presence grows in size based on the attention it receives from social media users worldwide, creating a measurement meter that ranks popular media on their social exposure rather than their credit as viable media sources.

Process

AGNT continually synthesizes and processes the steady stream of Twitter feeds for American reality television show media sources — including "American Idol", "America's Got Talent", "America's Next Dance Crew", "The X Factor", "America's Next Top Model", and others in the genre.

Results

AGNT was commissioned for the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2012 for Artport, with support provided by Jeremy Levine. The project is included in the Whitney's permanent collection.