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Four Telltale Signs of Propaganda on Twitter


Associate Professor Nick Feamster of the Georgia Tech School of Computer Science.

 May 31, 2012

ATLANTA – May 31, 2012 – As Election Day 2012 draws nearer, the “Twitterverse” promises to light up again and again with explosions of political opinion. But which tweets are the genuinely expressed feelings of individual users and which are systematic disseminations of information meant to support or discredit an idea—the textbook definition of propaganda?

Georgia Tech Team Tries to Open Up Net

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

Nick Feamster (Computer Science) and Wenke Lee (Computer Science) talk about their latest research on developing tools that can be used to show if the internet is blocked and who is blocking it in an effort to have more transparency across the globe. Source: ajc

Location: 
Atlanta, GA
Dateline: 
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Release: 
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 - 12:17
Expire: 
Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 12:17

Will the Internet Burst Into Tiers?

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

With the billions of data traveling across the internet increasing, Dr. Nick Feamster (Computer Science) has proposed tiered strategies to protect against falling prices for transit providers while providing customers fare rates. Source: The Economist

Location: 
Atlanta, GA
Dateline: 
Friday, September 9, 2011
Release: 
Friday, September 9, 2011 - 13:33
Expire: 
Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 13:33
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