Social Media & Society conference promotes interdisciplinary exchange of ideas about our networked world

Nearly 200 researchers and professionals attended Canada’s second major interdisciplinary symposium looking at the effects of social media on society. Sponsored by GRAND and Dalhousie University, and organized by Dalhousie’s Social Media Lab, the 2013 International Conference on Social Media and Society (Sept 14-15, 2013) was a successful follow-up to the lab’s … Continue Reading →

Storify of #SMSociety13

Storify is a social network tool that allows users to curate online content such as Tweets, YouTube videos, and Flickr photos to create timelines and stories. We collected online content generated by our #SMSociety13 Social Media & Society Conference attendees to create this Storfiy for you! [View the story “#SMSociety13 … Continue Reading →

SMSociety13 Keynote by Sharad Goel

“Going Viral” Keynote by Dr. Sharad Goel, Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research

If you missed the Social Media & Society Conference (#SMSociety13) held earlier this fall in Halifax at Dalhousie University, here are some videos of the keynote “‘Going Viral’ and the Structure of Online Diffusion” given by Dr. Sharad Goel, Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research and expert in the emerging field … Continue Reading →