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QUT Short Course “Introduction to Social Media”: Sign Up Now

Examine the most effective ways of using social media tools for your organisation or business. This introductory short course offers an overview of social media tools and....

WA Votes 2013–Election Day (votes and sausages)

Cross-posted from …and then the world This post continues my analysis of Twitter data concerning the WA state election, held on 9 March 2013: see this post for an introduction....

Social Media in Times of Crisis 2013: Register Now!

Our research into the use of social media for crisis communication, which produced last year’s report on the use of Twitter during the 2011 Queensland floods and a variety....

Why ‘small’ still matters in big data

  Big data is big news in almost every sector including crisis communication. However, apart from having limited access to big data, we often do not have necessary tools....

ATNIX: Australian Twitter News Index 2012 Round-Up

Having gathered data for the Australian Twitter News Index since mid-2012, it’s time now to review the overall patterns which the index has shown us over the past six months.....

HABEMUS PAPAM FRANCISCUM: Pope Francis’s first @pontifex tweet and public reactions

The new Pope’s first tweet was published shortly after Jorge Mario Bergolio stepped out onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to make his first public appearance, taking....

CCI Winter School

The Deadline has now passed for applications to the 2013 Winter School. Stay tuned for news on 2014.   CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: CCI Winter School 2013   https://www.cciwinterschool.org   DEADLINE:....

Introducing the Companion to New Media Dynamics

I’m delighted to announce the completion of another major project we’ve been involved in: Blackwell has just published A Companion to New Media Dynamics, edited by John....