![]() ![]() Facebook fans like the "peace" and "perspective" that a walk through the garden provides. The garden has been proclaimed the most authentic Japanese garden outside of Japan. Take a relaxing hour or two to enjoy a stroll through the beautiful hills of the Portland Japanese Garden, liked by 14,776 Facebook users and visited by 25,893 users. But be careful: Matthew Futrell of South Carolina cautions against “beggars and cigarette bums.” Facebook fans rave about everything from the food to the live clothing to how the market is a “great place to take pics.” According to several Facebook fans, this is the one destination they do not miss during visits to Portland. You can pick up breakfast and lunch from the exotic food offerings while enjoying the live music. At the artist's booths, you can not only meet the artists but witness the creation of one-of-a-kind pieces. In operation since 1974, it is our nation's largest continually operating outdoor arts and crafts market. Spend a leisurely few hours at the Portland Saturday Market, liked by 68,158 Facebook users and visited by 53,966 users. I discovered this by searching "Photos taken in Portland, Oregon." Cornelius, Oregon resident Geoffrey Waggoner recommends the "Luau Pork Sammich," calling it “orgasmic.” Regulars like to post on the Facebook page when they plan to go for, in the words of Portland resident Jessica Boyd, "sexy singing times." According to Los Angeles musician Deke Dickerson, Alibi is a "national landmark" frequented by "young hipsters" that "retains enough local flavor to be the real deal." Locals and tourists alike seem to be enthusiastic about the karaoake and the tiki aspects of this lounge. Go for drinks and karaoke Alibi Tiki lounge, liked by 2,109 Facebook users and visited by 14,402 users. I discovered this by searching "Restaurants in Portland, Oregon." Facebook user Charles Replogle raves about the gluten-free menu and reports that there is a "TASTY" gluten-free microbrew on tap. ![]() Vancouver, Washington resident Steven Venetta says this is his "favorite place to go out to eat/drink in Portland." For food, Venetta recommends the elk burger for beer, he recommends Abyss, Hop Trip, and Green Lakes. Deschutes has 18 taps featuring, in addition to the mainstays, seasonal and experimental beers developed and brewed on site by Ben Kehs. Grab a burger and a beer at the Deschutes Brewery, a Pearl District destination liked by 2,954 Facebook users and visited by 33, 392 users that combines Northwest culture with a Scottish Pub feel. ![]() I discovered this by searching "Shopping & Retail places in Portland, Oregon." ![]() Those who "like" Powell's also "like" the author Haruki Murakami and advice columnist Dear Sugar from the online literary magazine The Rumpus. Over 66,740 Facebook users checked into this book store and 374 are currently "talking about" this "bibliophile's dream." Portland resident John Stephenson says, “I know some folks that should live here simply for this one store.” According to Nicole Bell of Oregon City, “Everything and Anything to read is right at your Fingertips.” Portland State student and National Guard member Bobby N Marci claims this is her favorite place on earth. Start your weekend at Powell’s City of Books, a popular book store, coffee shop, and tourist attraction liked by 17,204 Facebook users. How might my social network be biasing the article? How might the population of active Facebook users be biasing the article? How are these biases different from the usual biases of journalists? What information is missing if we look only on Facebook? For comparison, you may be interested in reading the New York Times's version of 36 Hours in Portland, Oregon. Some questions to think about while reading this piece are as follows. After each activity, I have a brief note on how I discovered it. I used Google Maps for validating locations and for clustering sighseeing of nearby locations. I wrote this article using leads obtained solely information from using Facebook. The goals of this piece are twofold: to produce an act of journalism in the style of the New York Times's 36 Hours series on weekend trips and to evaluate hypotheses about the viability of Facebook Graph Search for journalistic purposes. I chose Portland because I have never been there, have only a vague idea of what the city is like, and have few Facebook "friends" who post about it. I wrote this piece as part of an experiment to see how much I can learn about a city primarily using Facebook Graph Search. Photo credits, clockwise from top left: The Portland Japanese Garden Facebook page Powell's Books Facebook page Ray's Ragtime Facebook page LaurelThirst Public House Facebook page Jesse Cornett via Facebook Deke Dickerson via Facebook. ![]()
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