Prior to the 2016 Tableau Conference I thought it would be fun to collect Twitter data around the conference hashtag, #Data16, in order to visualize the amount and type of social engagement that the conference would create. You can see these dashboards here (#Data16) and here (Wrap-up: #Data16). The most important question that came out of that exercise was "how do you collect Twitter data". There are a number of approaches you can take including using web data connectors a t

Take a look at the summary data behind all of the #Data16 tweets from the 2016 Tableau Conference.

Let's kickoff this new Tableau Conference the right way and let you fellow attendees know the best sessions to attend, the right hotel for after hours, or how much fun you're having. Then check here to see what everyone is talking about! Use the viz below to see what topics are trending, the latest tweets about the conference, and see where YOU RANK amongst the top tweeters at the conference. After the conference is over I'll share a post outlining how I put this viz together