by mlm378 | May 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
Anniko Hannak, Drew Margolin, Brian Keegan, and Ingmar Weber Abstract: The prevalence of misinformation within social media and online communities can undermine public security and distract attention from important issues. Fact-checking interventions, in which...
by mlm378 | Apr 16, 2014 | Uncategorized
Yu-Ru Lin and Drew Margolin Abstract: The Boston Marathon bombing presents a rare opportunity to study how a disruptive event can trigger inter-communal emotions and expressions – where members of one community express feelings about and support for members of a...
by mlm378 | Jun 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
Yu-Ru Lin, Drew Margolin, Brian Keegan, Andrea Baronchelli & David Lazer Abstract: We examine the growth, survival, and context of 256 novel hashtags during the 2012 U.S. presidential debates. Our analysis reveals the trajectories of hashtag use fall into two...
by mlm378 | May 1, 2013 | Research
Yu-Ru Lin, Drew Margolin, Brian Keegan & David Lazer Abstract: Social media have been employed to assess public opinions on events, markets, and policies. Most current work focuses on either developing aggregated measures or opinion extraction methods like...
by mlm378 | Oct 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
Drew Margolin, Cuihua Shen, Seungyoon Lee, Matthew Weber, Janet Fulk and Peter Monge Abstract: This study examines the impact of legitimacy on the dynamics of interorganizational networks within the nongovernmental organizations’ children’s rights community. The...