by Drew Margolin | Oct 12, 2018 | Research
A Multitheoretical Approach to Big Text Data: Comparing Expressive and Rhetorical Logics in Yelp Reviews Drew Margolin & Dave Markowitz This article uses a multitheoretical approach to investigate the relationship between language use and opinion expression on...
by Drew Margolin | Jun 26, 2015 | Social and Semantic Evolution
Uncovering social semantics from textual traces: A theory-driven approach and evidence from public statements of U.S. Members of Congress Yu-Ru Lin, Drew Margolin & David Lazer The increasing abundance of digital textual archives provides an opportunity for...
by Drew Margolin | Jun 2, 2015 | Research
Yu-Ru Lin, Drew Margolin & David Lazer The increasing abundance of digital textual archives provides an opportunity for understanding human social systems. Yet the literature has not adequately considered the disparate social processes by which texts are produced....
by Drew Margolin | Dec 30, 2014 | Communication during Disasters, Research
Can social media reveal the emotional reverberations of terrorist attacks? The ripple of fear, sympathy and solidarity during the Boston bombings Yu-Ru Lin and Drew Margolin Abstract: The Boston Marathon bombing presents a rare opportunity to study how a disruptive...
by Drew Margolin | Aug 20, 2014 | The Public Sphere
Rising Tides or Rising Stars?: Dynamics of Shared Attention on Twitter during Media Events Yu-Ru Lin, Brian Keegan, Drew Margolin & David Lazer Abstract: “Media events” generate conditions of shared attention as many users simultaneously tune in with the dual...
by Drew Margolin | Aug 20, 2014 | Social and Semantic Evolution
Jon Stewart often mocks the contorted phrases and talking points repeated by politicians. Can we detect this strategic coordination of language? Tracing Coordination and Cooperation Structures via Semantic Burst Detection Yu-Ru Lin, Drew Margolin & David...
