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The state of Internet privacy in 2013: Research roundup
2013 collection of recent research on internet privacy issues.
Categories: Business, Culture, Internet, Social Media Tags: ///
What’s New in Digital Scholarship: April 2013
April 2013 review of recent studies and reports that relate to news, social and civic media.
Categories: Digital Democracy, Global Tech, Internet, News Media, Social Media Tags: //
The Boston Marathon bombing and media resources: Reporting tips, terrorism-related data
2013 review of media-related resources and terrorism-specific data and studies that may be useful for further coverage of the Boston Marathon attacks.
Categories: News Media, Security, Military Tags: ///
Social media in the workplace: Research roundup
2013 collection of scholarship relating to social media and the workplace.
Categories: Business, Jobs, Social Media Tags: ///
What’s New in Digital Scholarship?: March 2013
March 2013 review of the latest studies in the areas of journalism, digital media and communications, cross-posted at the Nieman Journalism Lab.
Categories: Digital Democracy, Global Tech, Internet, News Media, Social Media Tags: ///
Effects of the Internet on politics: Research roundup
A literature review of studies in the past few years that shed light on issues such as online political polarization.
Categories: Citizen Action, Digital Democracy, Global Tech, Internet, Social Media Tags: //
Digital activism and organizing: research review and reading list
2013 review of studies on digital advocacy, Internet activism and citizen participation online.
Categories: Citizen Action, Digital Democracy, Internet, Social Media Tags: ///
Pew Research: Twitter Reaction to Events Often at Odds with Overall Public Opinion
2013 report from the Pew Research Center demonstrating how discussions on Twitter often do not reflect more general national sentiment.
Categories: Ads, Public Opinion, Campaign Media, Digital Democracy, Elections, News Media, Social Media Tags: //
Questioning the network: The year in digital media research, 2012-13
2012-13 review of 10 new interesting studies in the realm of digital media, social media and communications. A cross-post with Nieman Journalism Lab.
Categories: Digital Democracy, Internet, News Media, Social Media Tags: ///
What’s New in Digital Scholarship?: February 2013
February 2013 review of the latest studies in digital-oriented academic disciplines; the new studies touch on journalism, social media and communications. A cross-post with Nieman Journalism Lab.
Categories: Digital Democracy, Global Tech, Internet, News Media, Social Media Tags: ///
Birds of a Feather Tweet Together: Integrating Network and Content Analyses to Examine Cross-Ideology Exposure on Twitter
2013 study from the University of Georgia and the Connected Action Consulting Group on political interactions on Twitter and cross-ideological communications.
Categories: Digital Democracy, Internet, News Media, Social Media Tags: ///
The Arab Spring and the Internet: Research roundup
Roundup of recent studies that bring a scholarly, data-driven lens to questions around the Arab Spring.
Categories: Citizen Action, Conflicts, Digital Democracy, Global Tech, Human Rights, Internet, Social Media Tags: ////
Social Networking Popular Across Globe: Arab Publics Most Likely to Express Political Views Online
2012 survey by the Pew Research Center's Global Attitude Project on the use of social networking and mobile phones in 21 countries around the world.
Categories: Global Tech, Internet, Social Media Tags: //
Global protest, technology and social media: Research roundup
2012 review of scholarship on the Internet, social media and political activism around the world.
Categories: Citizen Action, Digital Democracy, Global Tech, Globalization, Human Rights Tags: //////
Media Use, Face-to-Face Communication, Media Multitasking and Social Well-Being Among 8-to-12-Year-Old Girls
2012 study from Standford University published in Developmental Psychology on ’tween girl digital media use and development.
Categories: Culture, Gender, Race, Social Media Tags: ////
Political Polarization on Twitter
Study by the Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research at Indiana University, Bloomington on Twitter user behavior before the 2010 U.S. midterm elections.
Categories: Campaign Media, Digital Democracy, Elections, Social Media Tags:
No A 4 U: The Relationship between Multitasking and Academic Performance
2012 study in Computers & Education on how Facebook and instant messaging can hurt college students' grades.
Categories: Education, Social Media Tags: ///
Twitter, politics and the public: Research roundup
2012 review of scholarly studies that examine Twitter use by politicians, policymakers and the public.
Categories: Campaign Media, Digital Democracy, Social Media Tags: /
Competition Among Memes in a World with Limited Attention
2012 study in Scientific Reports on social networks, viral promotion and the power of random viral possibilities.
Categories: Internet, Social Media Tags:
Exploring Russian Cyberspace: Digitally Mediated Collective Action and the Networked Public Sphere
2012 study by Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society on Russia’s relative Internet freedom.
Categories: Citizen Action, Global Tech, Human Rights, Internet, Social Media Tags: