Are you the Most Engaged #SMSociety Attendee on Twitter?!

Please join the pre-conference chatter on Twitter and meet your fellow social media researchers by following and tweeting using the #SMSociety hashtag. Just like in the past years, we are going to have the Most Engaged Attendee on Twitter Award, measured based on the number of retweets and mentions your posts with the #SMSociety hashtag … Continue Reading →

2016 Pre-Conference Digest #1

Dear 2016 #SMSociety Participants, We are writing to give you a quick run through the essential information for the upcoming 2016 International Conference on Social Media & Society on July 11-13 in London, UK: Conference Schedule and Workshops The Conference Program is available at https://socialmediaandsociety.org/schedule/ Please create an account on Sched … Continue Reading →

Announcing keynotes for the 2016 #SMSociety!

We are very excited to announce our keynotes for the 2016 #SMSociety!  Dr Susan Halford – Director, Web Science Institute, University of Southampton, UK Dr Helen Kennedy – Professor of Digital Society, University of Sheffield, UK A Geographer by training and an organizational sociologist for many years, Dr. Susan Halford’s … Continue Reading →

Join Us for the 2016 #SMSociety Conference in London, UK!

The International Conference on Social Media & Society (#SMSociety) is an annual gathering of leading social media researchers from around the world. Now, in its 7th year, the 2016 Conference will be held from July 11-13 at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. The conference is organized by the Social Media Lab … Continue Reading →

Congratulations to the 2015 #SMSociety Awardees!

Best Methods Paper Award: Ming-Hsiang Tsou, Chin-Te Jung, Christopher Allen, Jiue-An Yang, Jean-Mark Gawron, Brian H. Spitzberg & Su Han “Social Media Analytics and Research Test-bed (SMART Dashboard)”

Best Methods Paper Award: Ming-Hsiang Tsou, Chin-Te Jung, Christopher Allen, Jiue-An Yang, Jean-Mark Gawron, Brian H. Spitzberg & Su HanSocial Media Analytics and Research Test-bed (SMART Dashboard)

Best Poster Award: by Guang Ying Mo “Let’s Keep in Touch on Social Media after the Conference!” Researchers’ Professional Use of Social Media

Best Poster Award: Guang Ying Mo “Let’s Keep in Touch on Social Media after the Conference!” Researchers’ Professional Use of Social Media

Youngest Scholar Award: Kunal Singh “A Study of Tweet Chats for Breast Cancer Patients” (co-authored with Ajita John)

Youngest Scholar Award: Kunal SinghA Study of Tweet Chats for Breast Cancer Patients” (co-authored with Ajita John)

Most Engaged Attendee on Twitter Award: Jeffrey Keefer (@Jeffreykeefer)

Most Engaged Attendee on Twitter Award: Jeffrey Keefer (@Jeffreykeefer)

Attendee Who Traveled the Furthest Award: Crystal Abidin (from Perth, Australia: 18,150.7 KM)

Attendee Who Traveled the Furthest Award: Crystal Abidin (from Perth, Australia: 18,150.7 KM)

#SMSociety Outstanding Service and Leadership Award: Dr. Barry Wellman

#SMSociety Outstanding Service and Leadership Award: Dr. Barry Wellman