Do Recommender Systems Mobilize People for Collective Actions? Is it Dependent on Recommenders’ Design or People’s Usage?
Tools and platforms that collective actions such as protests and parades rely on to mobilize, organize, and communicate with people have...
Understanding feelings after sexting and sexual exposure
During the past four years, I have focused on examining the different ways in which exposure to sexually explicit materials (i.e.,...
New editors! Welcome Anna & Sweeney
Welcome to the new ComCom team: Anna Wickenkamp & Sweeney Liu! After having had so much fun with being editors of this blog, we - Emily &...
Political ads on social media: Do they know it’s not that sophisticated at all?
When I started my PhD, something that pulled me in was the idea that modern campaign technology decides elections. Obama’s famous field...
Lost in Translation: The Lingering Challenge of Unresolved Language Barriers in Today's Interconnected World
Picture this: You are an 11-year-old second-generation immigrant from Vietnam, born and raised here in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Your...