Abstract
The implications of social media are far-reaching, delving into education, business, political and healthcare environments. It has been widely commented on social media's influence on the 2016 U.S. election. It is now commonplace for political candidates to use social media to reach out to the electorate.
The amount of content already being produced on social media is enormous. Never in human history have such data sets been available for analysis, and they have the potential to transform how we live. Communities that network produce insightful data which can offer valuable indicators into how human populations operate in both large-scale and more intimate ways.
The amount of content already being produced on social media is enormous. Never in human history have such data sets been available for analysis, and they have the potential to transform how we live. Communities that network produce insightful data which can offer valuable indicators into how human populations operate in both large-scale and more intimate ways.
| Original language | English |
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| Type | Article |
| Media of output | Website |
| Publisher | Berkman Klein Centre at Harvard University |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Place of Publication | Harvard University |
| Edition | Winter |
| Volume | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 27 May 2022 |