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Follow to be followed: Analyzing The centrality of Ministries of Foreign Affairs in Twitter Networks
Through Twitter, diplomats can comment on world events in near-real time, narrate their state’s actions…
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Bursting the bubbles of the Arab Spring: the brokers who bridge ideology on Twitter
Scholarly interest in online activism has grown with its use. Do social media really challenge…
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In a world of “connective action” — what makes an influential Twitter user?
The new level of connectivity (particularly of social media) raises important questions about its role…
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Does Twitter now set the news agenda?
Matthew A. Shapiro and Libby Hemphill examine the extent to which he traditional media is…
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Did you consider Twitter’s (lack of) representativeness before doing that predictive study?
Do Twitter users share identical characteristics with the population interest? For what populations are Twitter…
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Five Pieces You Should Probably Read On: Fake News and Filter Bubbles
Do social media divide us, hide us from each other? Are you particularly aware of…
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Is Social Media Killing Democracy?
Both the Brexit referendum and US election have revealed the limits of modern democracy, and…
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Rethinking Digital Media and Political Change
What are the dangers or new opportunities of digital media?
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Digital Disconnect: Parties, Pollsters and Political Analysis in #GE2015
The Oxford Internet Institute undertook some live analysis of social media data over the night…
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Political polarisation on social media: do birds of a feather flock together on Twitter?
Twitter’s connections tend to be less about strong social relationships and more about connecting with…
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Can Twitter provide an early warning function for the next pandemic?
While traditional surveillance systems will remain the pillars of public health, online media monitoring has…
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Predicting elections on Twitter: a different way of thinking about the data
Social media monitoring, which in theory can extract information from tweets and Facebook posts and…