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Using Google data for policy research

Sam Gilbert explores the revealing data on our collective thoughts and needs easily available from Google — how it has been used, and how…

Jul 3, 2020

Using Google data for policy research

Jul 3, 2020

Sam Gilbert

How can Google search help with the Covid-19 response?

“If you work in tech and are wondering what you can do to help with coronavirus”, wrote one Twitter wag in early March, “Wash your hands…

Jul 3, 2020

How can Google search help with the Covid-19 response?

Jul 3, 2020

Sam Gilbert

In a pandemic, what use is Google?

Sam Gilbert, Affiliated Researcher at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, explains how internet search…

Jun 9, 2020

In a pandemic, what use is Google?

Jun 9, 2020

Sam Gilbert

Tapping into the hidden power of big search data

What do trundle beds, nail guns and pug insurance have in common? They’re all e-commerce success stories that started with big search data.

Jun 6, 2019

Tapping into the hidden power of big search data

Jun 6, 2019

Sam Gilbert

Chinese news sites have huge Facebook followings. Why?

A recent Economist article reported on the dramatic growth in the Facebook followings of state-run Chinese news websites. CGTN, China…

May 17, 2019

Chinese news sites have huge Facebook followings. Why?

May 17, 2019

Sam Gilbert

Mrs Thatcher and Feelings

5 years ago today, Margaret Thatcher died, and people celebrated. Why?

Apr 8, 2018

Mrs Thatcher and Feelings

Apr 8, 2018

Sam Gilbert

On Filter Bubbles

There was a time in my Twitter life when — hopeful of serendipitous discovery — I followed back almost everyone who followed me.

Feb 6, 2018

On Filter Bubbles

Feb 6, 2018

Sam Gilbert

Under Occupation

It’s midnight in Oxford, and after ten hours of intense fighting, relative calm has fallen over the city tonight. According to senior…

Dec 31, 2017

Under Occupation

Dec 31, 2017

Sam Gilbert

Money, Happiness, & The Movies

We buy capitalism intellectually, but our hearts aren’t in it.

Dec 30, 2017

Money, Happiness, & The Movies

Dec 30, 2017

Sam Gilbert

Unhappy Shopper

The Christmas Crunch, 2008

Dec 29, 2017

Unhappy Shopper

Dec 29, 2017

Sam Gilbert

Sam Gilbert

Researcher exploring intersection of #politics, data, & tech at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy. Previously Employee №1 & CMO at Bought By Many.

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