Webb | Devpost

A webb

Inspiration

After using d3 for a summer position, I stumbled upon a force-driven graph of nodes and edges that moved as you dragged a vertex and adjusted accordingly - I seriously wondered what sort of data could possibly be visualized this way after viewing another web-like visualization of data, I imagined the same type of graphical representation of a Facebook account.

What it does

Sign in with your Facebook account and Webb will load your recent pictures and posts, adding them as nodes connected to "me" on a force-driven graph. Users who engage with you posts (likes, comments, tags) are also added to the graph, connected to each respective piece of media with which they engaged. This gives a completely new view of your social interactions, and using the force-driven graph, you can tug on nodes and see which ones are most connected to you and your social web.

How we built it

Facebook API, node.js, and d3.js

Challenges we ran into

Facebook API permissions, converting raw Facebook data to a valid set of vertices and edges

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Creating a fluid and interestingly unique design

What we learned

Principles of d3.js and the Facebook API

What's next for Webb

More filtering options and better graphical visualizations of nodes

NOTE

The navigating to the heroku link (https://sheltered-reef-39168.herokuapp.com) currently only works for Facebook profiles added as testers for Webb - retrieving some permissions requires approval that we didn't have time for during HackMIT, but are applying to after.