2015 #SMSociety Conference Updates

[important title=”Table of Content”] 1) Keynote – Dr. William H. Dutton 2) Call for Submissions 3) Conference Publishing Opportunities 4) Interested in Hosting #SMSociety in 2016? [/important] 1) Keynote – Dr. William H. Dutton We are very excited to announce our keynote for #SMSociety15 – Dr. Bill Dutton, the Quello … Continue Reading →

New Publishing & Professional Development Opportunities For #SocialMedia Researchers

The 6th Social Media and Society Conference (SMSociety15) will be held in Toronto on July 27-29, 2015. SMSociety15 is a multi- and interdisciplinary academic conference focusing exclusively on social media research. The conference brings together top researchers and practitioners from academia and industry who are interested in studying and understanding social media … Continue Reading →

2015 #SMSociety Conference CFP! Help US to Spread the Word & Join Us in Toronto

We are delighted to announce that the Call for Submissions for the 2015 Social Media & Society Conference is now public (https://socialmediaandsociety.socialmedialab.ca/?page_id=1315) as is the list of the Program Committee members https://socialmediaandsociety.socialmedialab.ca/?page_id=1346. Please help us share the link to the Call or the conference e-poster (downloadable from http://bit.ly/1xnxlrx) through your … Continue Reading →

CFP: 2015 Social Media & Society Conference Toronto, Canada July 27-29, 2015 #SMSociety15

We are pleased to release the Call for Proposals for the 2015 Social Media and Society Conference to be held in Toronto, Canada on July 27-29, 2015. The Conference invites scholarly and original submissions that build on the previous work and critically evaluate the role of social media for social … Continue Reading →

What does it mean to be #influential in the age of #socialmedia? New ABS Special Issue on Networked Influence

  #147881015 / gettyimages.com Much of the difficulty in understanding influence in social networks (especially those formed on social media sites) has to do with the inability to define influence, and then distinguish it from a number of other factors. For example, is it the actual content of a message being exchanged … Continue Reading →