zeeschuimer - v1.13.1 threads.net → threads.com

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Update the Threads module to capture data from threads.com rather than threads.net, following Threads' move to a new domain name.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/digitalmethodsinitiative/zeeschuimer/compare/v1.13.0...v1.13.1

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Published by stijn-uva 10 months ago

zeeschuimer - v1.13.0 RedNote comments and bugfixes

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Add a module for capture of comments from RedNote/Xiaohongshu
  • Note that the current release of 4CAT does not support importing RedNote comments; the upcoming 4CAT release will add the relevant data source.
• Fix an issue where enabling a platform module would enable capture via all the platform's modules (e.g. enabling the TikTok posts module would also enable TikTok comments capture)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/digitalmethodsinitiative/zeeschuimer/compare/v1.12.2...v1.13.0

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Published by stijn-uva 12 months ago

zeeschuimer - v1.12.2 Heavy maintenance

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Fix capture of the first 10 items on a number of Pinterest pages
• Fix capture of first few items on Threads account pages
• Fix capture from first page of LinkedIn search results
• Add capture from individual LinkedIn post pages (#41)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/digitalmethodsinitiative/zeeschuimer/compare/v1.12.1...v1.12.2

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Published by stijn-uva about 1 year ago

zeeschuimer - v1.12.1 Pinterest fixes

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Enable capture on Pinterest subdomains (e.g. https://nl.pinterest.com)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/digitalmethodsinitiative/zeeschuimer/compare/v1.12.0...v1.12.1

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Published by stijn-uva about 1 year ago

zeeschuimer - v1.12.0 Pinterest & RedNote/Xiaohongshu

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Added a module for capturing data from Pinterest.
• Added a module for capturing data from RedNote/Xiaohongshu.

Note that to export data from these modules to 4CAT, it will need to be updated to the most recent version at the time of writing, v1.47.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/digitalmethodsinitiative/zeeschuimer/compare/v1.11.4...v1.12.0

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Published by stijn-uva about 1 year ago

zeeschuimer - v1.11.4 Better TikTok Maintenance

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Skip live streams when capturing TikTok posts from all pages (they could still be captured in some situations after the previous release).

Full Changelog: https://github.com/digitalmethodsinitiative/zeeschuimer/compare/v1.11.3...v1.11.4

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Published by stijn-uva about 1 year ago

zeeschuimer - v1.11.3 TikTok maintenance

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Skip live streams when capturing TikTok posts (live streams do not have sufficient metadata for inclusion in the same dataset as 'normal' posts)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/digitalmethodsinitiative/zeeschuimer/compare/v1.11.2...v1.11.3

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Published by stijn-uva about 1 year ago

zeeschuimer - v1.11.2 Douyin maintenance

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Update Douyin module to properly collect data from Search, modal dialogs, and video pages.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/digitalmethodsinitiative/zeeschuimer/compare/v1.11.1...v1.11.2

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Published by stijn-uva over 1 year ago

zeeschuimer - v1.11.1 Instagram maintenance

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Update Instagram module to properly collect data from Locations and Tag overview pages.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/digitalmethodsinitiative/zeeschuimer/compare/v1.11.0...v1.11.1

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Published by stijn-uva over 1 year ago

zeeschuimer - v1.11.0 Threads data source

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Add 'Threads' module to capture posts from Threads
  • Note that 4CAT needs to be upgraded to the latest release to allow exporting Threads data to it.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/digitalmethodsinitiative/zeeschuimer/compare/v1.10.4...v1.11.0

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Published by stijn-uva over 1 year ago

zeeschuimer - v1.10.4 Douyin, LinkedIn & Instagram fixes

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Fix an issue introduced in the previous version that would break LinkedIn capture on some pages (7587aa318c6837176a94b19673eeb75b081fa3f8)
• Update Douyin module to again capture items from the main feed properly (ef16ea72fdee163ccd8e9664d8408d0fceff0654)
• Also collect suggested posts from Instagram feeds (6cffee69b30c19b15620ca1fe32a4059963a23f8)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/digitalmethodsinitiative/zeeschuimer/compare/v1.10.3...v1.10.4

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Published by stijn-uva over 1 year ago

zeeschuimer - v1.10.3 LinkedIn fix

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Update the LinkedIn module to better capture items from search result pages (0400b1af4390abe0cbc253d340d350455fac15b9)

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Published by stijn-uva over 1 year ago

zeeschuimer - v1.10.2 Summer updates

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Update the LinkedIn module to better capture items (10c4396dd33b36e7cf4ea69b59b23973ce356c37)
• Update the 9Gag module to better capture items (2d2337cdf10f1fae3219671bfbeda006c996fa2c)
• Update the Instagram (posts) module to better capture items (1fca90410f1060c7797c043e22978b49871a8779)

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Published by stijn-uva over 1 year ago

zeeschuimer - v1.10.1 X gon' give it to ya

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Update the Twitter/X module to capture data from the x.com domain, following X's move from twitter.com to x.com (#34, 28c28cd57478726b4f61a04d31d1ea45456b28a5)
• Added Gab module (this was actually added a few releases ago, but never made it into the release notes...; #21)
• Added Truth.social module (#30)

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Published by stijn-uva almost 2 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.10.0 Fixes and TikTok comments

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Update various modules in response to platform site changes, so they capture items properly again:
  • Instagram individual post pages
  • LinkedIn pages
  • 9gag pages after scrolling
• Add 'TikTok comments' module to capture comments on TikTok posts
  • The current 4CAT release does not yet support importing this type of data; the next one will
• Add an icon for each module to the interface so they are easier to distinguish
• Internal changes were made to allow multiple modules to capture data from the same domain
• The extension file is now about 40% smaller and uses less high-resolution images in some places

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Published by stijn-uva almost 2 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.9.0 Compatibility & QoL

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Update Instagram module to capture posts from all supported pages again (#26)
  • Due to changes to Instagram's site, it is no longer possible to capture posts from the 'reels' tab of a user page. See the README for more information on compatibility.
• Update LinkedIn module to capture posts from all supported pages again
• Zeeschuimer's toolbar icon is now grey when not capturing anything, and coloured if one or more modules are enabled
• The version number in the interface header is now clickable and points to the most recent release notes
• A one-time popup now alerts users when Zeeschuimer has been updated
• Download URLs are now properly cleared after NDJSON files have been downloaded (#14, #15)

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Published by stijn-uva about 2 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.8.1 Bugfixes

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Fix an issue where items were not captured when navigating to the page to capture from from another website (#23, #24)
• Fix an issue where Zeeschuimer would not correctly detect that the user is not logged in to the 4CAT server they are trying to upload to
• Fix an issue where embedded items were not properly captured on Douyin
• Fix the list of uploaded datasets in the interface so that it shows the last 10 uploaded datasets instead of the first 10

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Published by stijn-uva over 2 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.8.0 Bugfix release & RIP Parler

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Fix data capture for Instagram
• Fix data capture for Twitter tweet pages (replies are now also captured)
• Remove Parler from list of platforms

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Published by stijn-uva over 2 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.7.0 Douyin Support

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Support for capturing Douyin posts via douyin.com (note that 4CAT needs to be updated to its latest release - 1.34 - to be able to upload Douyin datasets to it)

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Published by stijn-uva over 2 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.6.2 Version number update

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Update the version number properly!

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Published by stijn-uva over 2 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.6.0 Bugfixes Update

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Fix capture of tweets from the Twitter search results page (#9)
• Fix LinkedIn module to not capture Jobs from lists of posts
• Improve error messages on failed uploads to 4CAT
• background-attachment: fixed

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Published by stijn-uva over 2 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.5.0 Twitter release

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Support for capturing tweets via Twitter.com (note that 4CAT needs to be updated to its current development version be able to upload Twitter datasets to it)
• Properly handle error when trying to upload a dataset to a 4CAT instance you are not logged in to
• Nicer text labels for each platform in the interface

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Published by stijn-uva almost 3 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.4.0 Early 2023 release

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• A feature that allows importing NDJSON files previously exported. Doing so clears any currently stored data. Available via 'Show advanced options' at the bottom of the interface.

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Published by stijn-uva about 3 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.3.0 Winter 2022 release

This public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Refactoring of the NDJSON generation code so the extension no longer crashes when trying to download or upload datasets of more than ~12,500 items
• Support for collecting Parler posts (from the feed and search results)
• Support for collecting LinkedIn posts (from the feed and search results)
• An upload progress indicator that actually works and allows for cancelling the upload
• The NDJSON button now indicates that it is busy while the NDJSON is being generated
• The extension can now use Firefox's automatic updating system to update to new versions
• Zeeschuimer can no longer be used in Private Browsing mode (#2)
• Assorted small tweaks and fixes

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Published by stijn-uva about 3 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.2.2 NDJSON Generation, Parler support

This beta release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Refactoring of the NDJSON generation code so the extension no longer crashes when trying to download or upload datasets of more than ~12,500 items
• Support for collecting Parler posts (from the feed and search results)
• An upload progress indicator that actually works and allows for cancelling the upload
• The NDJSON button now indicates that it is busy while the NDJSON is being generated
• The extension can now use Firefox's automatic updating system to update to new versions
• Assorted small tweaks and fixes

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Published by stijn-uva about 3 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.2b1 LinkedIn support (beta)

This beta release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Support for collecting LinkedIn posts (from the feed and search results)

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Published by stijn-uva over 3 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.1 First public release

This first public release of Zeeschuimer incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Per-platform data collection toggle
• Reorganized interface
• Updated graphics
• Add links to worksheet and Zenodo to Readme

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Published by stijn-uva over 3 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.0b9 Beta release for Zenodo

This release incorporates no new fixes or features, but is made for technical reasons.

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Published by stijn-uva over 3 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.0b9 Beta release

This Zeeschuimer beta version incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Fix an issue where items were not collected from TikTok search results if there were items in the results that were not posts (e.g. suggested accounts).

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Published by stijn-uva over 3 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.0b8 Beta release

This Zeeschuimer beta version incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Also extract TikTok posts from the 'Top' search results (instead of only the 'Videos' tab)

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Published by stijn-uva almost 4 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.0b7 Beta release

This Zeeschuimer beta version incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Fixed extraction of TikTok results from page source code.

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Published by stijn-uva almost 4 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.0b6 Beta release

This Zeeschuimer beta version incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Fixed capture of items from Instagram timeline feeds
• Fixed capture of items from TikTok search results

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Published by stijn-uva almost 4 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.0b5 Beta release

This Zeeschuimer beta version incorporates the following updates and fixes:

• Also capture TikTok posts embedded on page (instead of loaded asynchronously on-the-fly). This should fix an issue where sometimes the first items on a page (at the top, immediately visible) would not be captured.

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Published by stijn-uva about 4 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.0b4 Beta release

The main update in this new version is the addition of a switch that enables or disabled data collection, so you can browse TikTok or Instagram without capturing data.

• Add switch to enable/disable data collection
• Change data capture method to be less likely to interfere with browsing
• Refactor IndexedDB schema
• Use storage.local instead of localStorage
• Update Instagram module to capture data more accurately
• Various fixes and tweaks

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Published by stijn-uva about 4 years ago

zeeschuimer - v1.0b2 Beta release

First development version packaged as a .xpi signed by Mozilla.

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Published by stijn-uva over 4 years ago