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Our research found that posts that came from influencers, as well as women without enormous numbers of followers, and that cited scientists or other scholars, received more likes, comments, retweets and hashtags.
The app, named Bridge, is meant to solve “a problem that’s a flaw with the way Facebook and Twitter currently operate.”
When NGOs act like news organizations, narratives of the Arab Spring, and predicting who you are from what you “like”: all that and more in this month’s roundup of the academic literature.
“Once you relate to something, chances are you are going to be interested and engaged.” Maria Balinska
In entering China, the Times sees a growing audience for news and advertising. But they’ll have to contend with the threat of government censorship.
A 404 error on Sina Weibo
An MIT student is working to detect patterns in the disappearance of thousands of weibos from the Chinese Internet.
Los Angeles artist and designer An Xiao Mina says memes are often the only way to talk about sensitive political issues in China.
Three former Harvard students are mining in-country social media sites to deliver news and viewpoints from Chinese citizens.