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2009 Sociological Association Meetings – Internet Sociologists Meet (CITASA @ ASA09)

September 12th, 2009 · No Comments

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The 2009 American Sociological Association Annual Meeting was held in San Francisco, California, August 8-11.
The ASA attracts thousands of sociologists, a subsection of whom have  a passion for the study of the Internet and its many forms of social impacts and uses.  The Communications and Information Technology Section of the American Sociological Association [...]

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Slides and Video from Web 2.0 Expo – Beyond Buzz

April 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Kate Niederhoffer and I presented a combined view of social media from the perspectives of social psychology and sociology.  Kate applies a linguistic background to analyze the content of social media while I bring social network analysis to bear on the structures created by connections created by links and replies.
Beyond Buzz – Web 2.0 Expo [...]

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Conference: Web 2.0 in San Francisco – “Beyond Buzz: On Measuring a Conversation” with Kate Niederhoffer

March 25th, 2009 · No Comments

I will be speaking with Kate Niederhoffer from Dachis at Web 2.0 Expo Wednesday, April 1st at 10.50 in San Francisco.  We will be speaking about:
Beyond Buzz: On Measuring a Conversation
http://www.web2expo.com/webexsf2009/public/schedule/detail/6273

What is the most meaningful way to understand and measure a dialogue? As marketing transforms from a broadcast model to a conversational one, which constructs [...]

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Tags: Conference · Measuring social media · Metrics · Social Media · Social Roles · Sociology