Rachel KligerEvolving Trends in Social Media MiningIn his book Pax Technica: How the Internet of Things May Set Us Free or Lock Us Up, Philip N. Howard describes a new world order, in which…Aug 14, 20151Aug 14, 20151
Rachel KligerUsing Algorithms to Predict Behavior pt. 2“45% of users in the U.S. state that the Internet played a crucial or important role in at least one major decision in their lives in the…Aug 8, 20151Aug 8, 20151
Rachel KligerUsing Algorithms to Predict Behavior pt.1It seems that when students, social scientists, researchers and the like build or fully understand a new algorithm or data analytics tool…Jul 31, 20151Jul 31, 20151
Rachel KligerSocial Algorithms — Influence on Social BehaviorThis week’s readings — Models of Influence in Online Social Networks by Kanna AlFalahi, Yacine Atif, and Ajith Abraham and Social Media…Jul 24, 20151Jul 24, 20151
Rachel KligerInfluence of Online NetworksThis week’s keywords: diffusion, cascading, nodes, and algorithms. The articles Individual Behavior and Social Influence in Online Social…Jul 17, 20151Jul 17, 20151
Rachel KligerSocial Network Algorithms and their role in Big Data Analytics“Social network,” “algorithms,” “noise,” “mining, “big data” — all keywords that get tossed around in many disciplines: social science…Jul 10, 20151Jul 10, 20151