In today’s hyperconnected world, we leave digital traces with almost every click, like, or post. From tweets and search queries to GPS logs and online purchases, the internet has become a vast and dynamic archive of human behavior. But what if we could harness that data to better… Read More »COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE: WHERE DATA MEETS HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Every post, check-in, selfie, and story shared online contributes to an immense and ever-growing resource: social big data. This stream of real-time, user-generated content reflects not only personal experiences but also collective behavior across communities and cultures. What makes social big data unique is its scale, speed, and… Read More »Social Big Data: The Crowd as a Sensor
In the age of social media, conversations happen at lightning speed — and they leave behind a trail of valuable data. Social big data refers to the massive volume of information generated by users across platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, Reddit, and TikTok. This data isn’t just… Read More »Social Big Data: Mapping the Digital Pulse of Society