{"id":20951,"date":"2023-03-01T16:56:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T16:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialmedialab.ca\/beta\/?page_id=20951"},"modified":"2026-05-13T16:13:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T16:13:22","slug":"social-media-lab-making-sense-of-a-networked-world","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/socialmedialab.ca\/beta\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Lab &#8211; Making Sense of a Networked World"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2,\r\n                .tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }.tdi_2,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 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Only tools that have been used in peer-reviewed academic studies are included.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_column tdi_40  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_40{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }.tdi_40 > .wpb_wrapper,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_40 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_40 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_40 > .wpb_wrapper > .vc_row_inner{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_40 > .wpb_wrapper{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t    height: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" >[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_24107\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24107\" style=\"width: 247px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/communalytic.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24107\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmedialab.ca\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/communalytic_logo-247x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialmedialab.ca\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/communalytic_logo-247x300.png 247w, https:\/\/socialmedialab.ca\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/communalytic_logo-346x420.png 346w, https:\/\/socialmedialab.ca\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/communalytic_logo.png 466w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Communalytic is a no-code computational social science research tool for studying online communities and public discourse on social media.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_column tdi_42  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_42{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }.tdi_42 > .wpb_wrapper,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_42 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_42 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_42 > .wpb_wrapper > .vc_row_inner{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_42 > .wpb_wrapper{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t    height: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" >[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_24120\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24120\" style=\"width: 247px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/polidashboard.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24120 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/socialmedialab.ca\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/polidashboard_github_logo-247x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialmedialab.ca\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/polidashboard_github_logo-247x300.png 247w, https:\/\/socialmedialab.ca\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/polidashboard_github_logo-346x420.png 346w, https:\/\/socialmedialab.ca\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/polidashboard_github_logo.png 466w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An App For Tracking Targeted Political Ads, elections and social issues ads on Facebook and Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_column tdi_44  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_44{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }.tdi_44 > .wpb_wrapper,\r\n\t\t\t\t.tdi_44 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    display: block;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_44 > .wpb_wrapper > .tdc-elements{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_44 > .wpb_wrapper > .vc_row_inner{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}.tdi_44 > .wpb_wrapper{\r\n\t\t\t\t    width: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t    height: auto;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" ><div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_empty_space td_block_wrap vc_empty_space tdi_46 \"  style=\"height: 24px\"><\/div>[vc_btn title=&#8221;Additional Tools&#8221; 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