Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford
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Automated Analysis of Information and Social Networks from Social Media Data
Anatoliy Gruzd (Dalhousie University) discusses how to do automated analysis of information and social networks using social media data. As social creatures, our online lives just like our offline lives are intertwined with others within a wide variety of social networks. Each retweet on Twitter, comment on a blog or link to a Youtube video explicitly or implicitly connects one online participant to another and contributes to the formation of various information and social networks. Once...
Related topics : network analysis social media / analysis social networks / social networking community / social media blogs
Parties, Campaigns and Representation: The Political Impact of Blogs and Social Media
Speakers:
Helen Margetts (OII), Iain Dale, Andrew Rasiej, Matthew McGregor
The outcome of political careers and even campaigns is increasingly dependent on the successful mastery of new communication tools including social media.
Many MPs and members of Congress are embracing the use of social networking tools to keep in touch with their constituents, whilst Facebook, YouTube and even Twitter have potentially changed the nature of election campaigns in reaching out directly to grass-roots...
Related topics : social media impact on political campaigns / successful social media campaign / universities using social media
Henry Story talks about Open Distributed Social Networks
Speaker: Henry Story, Social Network Architect, Sun Microsystems
On current Social Networks every user has a limited view of his social graph. The provider on the other hand has a complete view of the network, access to all data, and often keeps ownership of it too. People who wish to link up with friends on different social networks need to convince them to join their network or they must join theirs. Open Distributed Social Networks, that allow participants to link across networks and...
Related topics : global social network users / global social networking
Social Networking Conference. Session 3: Businesses and Online Social Networks
Speakers:
Richard Allan (Cisco): 'Social networking and business practice: A case study in the telecoms industry'
Ruth Ward (Allen & Overy): 'Social software in a hard world'
Matthijs Den Besten (OeRC): 'Wikipedia: the organizational capabilities of a peer production effort'
Panellists: Nathan Marston (McKinsey) and William Dutton (OII)
Chair: Ellen Helsper (OII)
Recorded: 7 April 2008.
Quantitative Methods in Social Media Research: Data Visualization
Scott Hale (OII) discusses visualisation during a seminar on quantitative methods in social media research held at the OII on 26 September 2012. Social media data can often be analysed using visual methods. How can we visualise data collected by social media? How does visualisation relate to statistical analysis? What are the payoffs from using visualisations?
Recorded: 26 September 2012.
Related topics : research social media / using social media / social media statistics / social media analysis
Quantitative Methods in Social Media Research: Populations and Sampling
Grant Blank (OII) discusses populations and sampling during a seminar on quantitative methods in social media research held at the OII on 26 September 2012. What is the "population" on social media platforms? How do platforms differ in population characteristics? How can we select cases or sample on social media?
Related topics : social media platforms / research social media / social media social
Social Networking Conference. Session 1: Online Social Networks
Speakers:
William Dutton (OII): 'Social Networks: Reconfiguring Access to People'
Godfried Williams and Johnnes Arreymbi (UEL): 'Cyber tribes and information warfare'
Tim Davies (Practical Participation): 'Youth Work and Social Networking'
Panellists: Denise Carter (University of Hull) and Rebekkah Willet (IoE)
Chair: Ian Hargreaves (Ofcom)
Recorded: 7 April 2008.
Quantitative Methods in Social Media Research: Big Data
Ralph Schroeder (OII) discusses very large datasets during a seminar on quantitative methods in social media research held at the OII on 26 September 2012. What do we gain and lose with big data? How is big data changing the way we do research?
Recorded: 26 September 2012.
Related topics : social media research
Computational Social Science Initiative London: The Network Picture of Labor Flow
Eduardo López
Eduardo López is a Senior Research Fellow in Complexity Science and based at the CABDyN Centre at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. He is also a Research Fellow at Green Templeton College. Eduardo has a general interest in Complex Networks, with a particular focus on transport processes and percolation problems. He also does research in the areas of Big data analysis and human communication patterns.
This talk was recorded at the Second Meeting of the Computational...
Related topics : social science network research
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