Reddit: /r/DIY by Kaggle | Ecommerce and Consumer Trends

About this Dataset

Reddit: /r/DIY

Analyzing User-Generated Content and Interactions

About this dataset

This dataset examines user-created content dynamics and interactions in the Reddit DIY (Do It Yourself) Subreddit. Over a two year period, Reddit users have been sharing tips, tricks, projects and ideas relevant to do-it-yourselfers. With this data, we can explore how widespread these conversations are across the subreddit as well as what type of topics are most popular among DIYers. Furthermore, this data will provide valuable insights into user engagement on the platform– analyzing posts, comments and upvotes to understand the impact of online discussion for DIY projects. By investigating this dataset further it is possible to see how active users in this community have become over time and learn more about their contributions to the public discourse on common interests such as sustainability or ecofriendly projects. This data is invaluable for understanding user behavior on Reddit forums which could provide powerful guidance for creating successful digital environments where users of all backgrounds feel welcome to share their knowledge with each other

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How to use the dataset

This dataset provides a great opportunity to explore user contributions and interactions on the Reddit DIY Subreddit. This collection of user-generated content is interesting because it shows how creative individuals are in problem solving, making things with their own hands, and can even provide inspiration for those looking to take on a new project.
In this dataset, each entry represents an individual post made by users of the Reddit DIY Subreddit. The data includes the following columns: title, score, url, comms_num (number of comments), created (date/time created), body (content of the post) and timestamp (date/time posted).
Using this dataset would be useful for gaining insights about how people in this subreddit communicate with one another about projects and ideas. Analyzing the comments or posts could uncover trends such as popular projects or topics being discussed. Additionally, one could compare postings to examine changes as time passes including popularity shifts between topics. Other aspects like language usage or specific words being used more frequently can also be examined using these posts as a reference point.
Finally, this could also be used to validate some hypotheses you might have regarding creativity among the users in this subreddit community. Overall datasets like these can help you gain perspective over what others are discussing while inspiring you along your own journey with projects!

Research Ideas

Comparing the user engagement of DIY posts with different titles to investigate which titles are more successful in driving interactions and upvotes.

Investigating the most popular topics on Reddit’s DIY Subreddit to gain insights into user interests and preferences

Analyzing self-reported post success rates by comparing creation timestamp and comment/upvote numbers to determine which posts are being more favorably received by the community over time

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
Data Source

License

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) - Public Domain Dedication
No Copyright - You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. See Other Information.

Columns

File: DIY.csv

Column name	Description
title	The title of the post. (String)
score	The number of upvotes the post has received. (Integer)
url	The URL of the post. (String)
comms_num	The number of comments on the post. (Integer)
created	The date and time when the post was made. (DateTime)
body	The text of the post body. (String)
timestamp	The timestamp of when the data was collected. (DateTime)

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
If you use this dataset in your research, please credit Reddit.

Tables

Diy

@kaggle.thedevastator_uncovering_creative_solutions_on_the_reddit_diy.diy

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CREATE TABLE diy (
  "title" VARCHAR,
  "score" BIGINT,
  "id" VARCHAR,
  "url" VARCHAR,
  "comms_num" BIGINT,
  "created" DOUBLE,
  "body" VARCHAR,
  "timestamp" TIMESTAMP
);