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From: Dylan De Faoite <98231127+ThisBirchWood@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:00:19 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md

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-# ethnograph-view
-Digital ethnography is the practice of observing and analysing people’s interactions in online environments — such as forums, social media groups, and game communities — to understand their culture and behaviour. This project aims to develop a user-friendly, browser-based tool that supports this process for students, social scientists, and journalists.
+# crosspost
+**crosspost** is a browser-based tool designed to support *digital ethnography*, the study of how people interact, communicate, and form culture in online spaces such as forums, social media platforms, and comment-driven communities.
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+The project aims to make it easier for students, researchers, and journalists to collect, organise, and explore online discourse in a structured and ethical way, without requiring deep technical expertise.
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+By combining data ingestion, analysis, and visualisation in a single system, crosspost turns raw online interactions into meaningful insights about how conversations emerge, evolve, and spread across platforms.
 
 ## Goals for this project
 - Collect data ethically: enable users to link/upload text, images, and interaction data (messages etc) from specified online communities. Potentially and automated method for importing (using APIs or scraping techniques) could be included as well.
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 Beyond programming, the project involves applying ethical research principles, handling data responsibly, and designing for non-technical users. By the end, the project will demonstrate how computer science can bridge technology and social research — turning raw online interactions into meaningful cultural insights.
 
+## Scope
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+This project focuses on:
+- Designing a modular data ingestion pipeline
+- Implementing backend data processing and storage
+- Integrating lightweight NLP-based analysis
+- Building a simple, accessible frontend for exploration and visualisation
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 # Requirements
 
 - **Python** ≥ 3.9
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 ### Ubuntu / Debian
 `sudo apt install libpq-dev python3-dev`
 ### Arch
-`sudo pacman -S postgresql-libs postgresql`
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