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The sum of (some) human knowledge: Wikipedia and representation in the Arab World
Arabic is one of the least represented major world languages on Wikipedia: few languages have…
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Economics for Orcs: how can virtual world economies inform national economies and those who design them?
– in EconomicsUnderstanding these economies is therefore crucial to anyone who is interested in the social dynamics…
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Facebook and the Brave New World of Social Research using Big Data
– in Social Data ScienceWhat’s new about companies and academic researchers doing this kind of research to manipulate peoples’…
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Mapping the Local Geographies of Digital Inequality in Britain
– in MappingWithout detailed information about small areas we can’t identify where would benefit most from policy…
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Past and Emerging Themes in Policy and Internet Studies
– in Social Data ScienceIt is simply not possible to consider public policy today without some regard for the…
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The social economies of networked cultural production (or, how to make a movie with complete strangers)
Looking at “networked cultural production”—ie the creation of cultural goods like films through crowdsourcing platforms—specifically…
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The economic expectations and potentials of broadband Internet in East Africa
Were firms adopting internet, as it became cheaper? Had this new connectivity had the effects…
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Unpacking patient trust in the “who” and the “how” of Internet-based health records
Key to successful adoption of Internet-based health records is how much a patient places trust…
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The challenges of government use of cloud services for public service delivery
One central concern of those governments that are leading in the public sector’s migration to…
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How easy is it to research the Chinese web?
The research expectations seem to be that control and intervention by Beijing will be most…
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Mapping collective public opinion in the Russian blogosphere
The Russian language blogosphere counts about 85 million blogs—an amount far beyond the capacities of…
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Technological innovation and disruption was a big theme of the WEF 2014 in Davos: but where was government?
The World Economic Forum engages business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape…