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The Director of the Ryerson Social Media Lab, Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd will be giving a seminar today and conducting a workshop tomorrow at the Annenberg School For Communication at the University Of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\nThe Director of the Ryerson Social Media Lab, Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd will be giving a seminar today and conducting a workshop tomorrow at the Annenberg School For Communication at the University Of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
The seminar (APRIL 9, 2015 12:00PM – 01:30PM) is on the “Use Of Social Media During The 2014 Crisis In Ukraine.” During a crisis like the one that is unfolding in Ukraine today, we usually observe a sudden growth in online groups (in terms of the number and size) that are associated with the current events in on the ground. By studying these groups and their social structures, we will be able to take the societal \u201cpulse\u201d on the events and investigate the role of social media in supporting collective action. ( Learn More<\/a>)<\/p>\n The workshop (APRIL 10, 2015 10:00AM – 12:00PM) is a tutorial on “Social Media Data Analytics & Network Discovery.” It will explore automated ways to discover and analyze communication networks from social media data. As part of the tutorial, participants will learn how to use Netlytic (http:\/\/netlytic.org), a cloud-based text and social networks analyzer to collect, analyze and visualize publicly available online conversations from social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. ( Learn More<\/a>)<\/p>\n Both events are organized by the Center For Global Communication Studies and will be held at the Annenberg School For Communication, Room 300, 3620 Walnut Street Philadelphia, Pa 19104.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n