{"id":2,"date":"2010-07-15T22:30:32","date_gmt":"2010-07-15T22:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mappingonlinepublics.net\/dev\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2012-05-04T12:44:43","modified_gmt":"2012-05-04T02:44:43","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mappingonlinepublics.net\/dev\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mapping Online Publics<\/strong><\/span> website is the online platform for a number of interlinked research projects that critically examine the use and impact of selected social networking tools in Australian society and beyond. These projects include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#MEMI\">The <strong><em>Media Ecologies and Methodological Innovation<\/em><\/strong> project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#NMPC\">The ARC Discovery project <em><strong>New Media and Public Communication: Mapping Australian User-Created Content in Online Social Networks<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ECAMABMDP\">The ATN-DAAD project <em><strong>Extending Computer-Aided Methods for the Analysis of Blogging and Microblogging Discourses and Publics<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ASNEIM\">The ATN- DAAD project <strong><em>Analysis of Social Networks for Enterprises\u2019 Issue Management<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#SMTC\">The ARC Linkage project <strong><em>Social Media in Times of Crisis: Learning from Recent Natural Disasters to Improve Future Strategies<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ISM\">The FRISAM project <strong><em>The Impact of Social Media on Agenda-Setting in Election Campaigns: Cross-Media and Cross-National Comparisons<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #a9218e;\"><strong><a name=\"MEMI\"><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #a9218e;\"><strong>Media Ecologies and Methodological Innovation<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><\/strong><\/em>The 2010 \u2013 2012 <em><strong>Media Ecologies and Methodological Innovation<\/strong><\/em> project at the <a title=\"CCI\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cci.edu.au\" target=\"_blank\">ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation<\/a> (CCI) develops innovative interdisciplinary methods (and new ways of combining existing methods) for media and communication studies, in order to better map, track and analyse the changing media environment. It focuses on the increasingly complex relationships among professional media outlets, online social networks, and mobile media, and maps the methodological possibilities, implications, and asymmetries of working with the large data sets which can now be extracted from these diverse sources. The project also develops improved data visualisation methods capable of representing the patterns and dynamics of change in media ecologies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Researchers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Axel Bruns\" href=\"http:\/\/staff.qut.edu.au\/staff\/bruns\/\" target=\"_blank\">Axel Bruns<\/a>\u00a0(QUT)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jean Burgess\" href=\"http:\/\/staff.qut.edu.au\/staff\/burgesje\" target=\"_blank\">Jean Burgess<\/a>\u00a0(QUT)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Kate Crawford\" href=\"http:\/\/jmrc.arts.unsw.edu.au\/staff\/kate-crawford-546.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kate Crawford<\/a> (Associate Researcher; UNSW)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"John Hartley\" href=\"http:\/\/cci.edu.au\/profile\/john-hartley\" target=\"_blank\">John Hartley<\/a>\u00a0(QUT)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Terry Flew\" href=\"http:\/\/staff.qut.edu.au\/staff\/flew\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terry Flew<\/a>\u00a0(QUT)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Stephen Harrington\" href=\"http:\/\/staff.qut.edu.au\/staff\/harrings\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen Harrington<\/a>\u00a0(QUT)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tanya Nitins\" href=\"http:\/\/staff.qut.edu.au\/staff\/nitins\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tanya Nitins<\/a>\u00a0(QUT)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tim Highfield\" href=\"http:\/\/timhighfield.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tim Highfield<\/a>\u00a0(QUT)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #a9218e;\"><strong><em><a name=\"NMPC\"><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #a9218e;\"><strong><em>New Media and Public Communication: Mapping Australian User-Created Content in Online Social Networks<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><\/em><\/strong>The 2010 \u2013 2013 <a title=\"ARC Discovery Project\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arc.gov.au\/ncgp\/dp\/dp_default.htm\" target=\"_blank\">ARC Discovery project<\/a> <strong><em>New Media and Public Communication: Mapping Australian User-Created Content in Online Social Networks<\/em><\/strong> project at the <a title=\"QUT Creative Industries Faculty\" href=\"http:\/\/www.creativeindustries.qut.edu.au\" target=\"_blank\">Creative Industries Faculty of the Queensland University of Technology<\/a>\u00a0brings media, communication and cultural studies questions and approaches together with data gathering, analysing and visualisation methods derived from computer science to try to understand the shape and dynamics of online public communication in Australia, particularly the Australian blogosphere, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube. This project is supported by <a title=\"Sociomantic Labs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sociomantic.com\" target=\"_blank\">Sociomantic Labs<\/a>, Berlin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Researchers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Axel Bruns\" href=\"http:\/\/staff.qut.edu.au\/staff\/bruns\/\" target=\"_blank\">Axel Bruns<\/a>\u00a0(QUT)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jean Burgess\" href=\"http:\/\/staff.qut.edu.au\/staff\/burgesje\" target=\"_blank\">Jean Burgess<\/a>\u00a0(QUT)<\/li>\n<li>Lars Kirchhoff (Sociamantic Labs)<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Nicolai (Sociomantic Labs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em style=\"color: #a9218e;\"><em><a name=\"ECAMABMDP\"><\/a><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em style=\"color: #a9218e;\"><em>Extending Computer-Aided Methods for the Analysis of Blogging and Microblogging Discourses and Publics<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><\/em><\/strong>The 2011 &#8211; 2012\u00a0<strong><em>Extending Computer-Aided Methods for the Analysis of Blogging and Microblogging Discourses and Publics<\/em><\/strong> project, funded by the <a title=\"ATN-DAAD Scheme\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atn.edu.au\/daad\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Technology Network \u2013 Germany Joint Research Co-operation (ATN-DAAD) Scheme<\/a>,\u00a0and conducted in partnership with the <a title=\"Junior Research Group 'Science and the Internet' HHU\" href=\"http:\/\/nfgwin.uni-duesseldorf.de\/en\" target=\"_blank\">Junior Researchers Group &#8220;Science and the Internet&#8221;<\/a> at the Heinrich-Heine-University D\u00fcsseldorf (HHU), focuses on the development of innovative, computer-aided methodologies for the analysis of public communication on various social media platforms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Researchers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Axel Bruns\" href=\"http:\/\/staff.qut.edu.au\/staff\/bruns\/\" target=\"_blank\">Axel Bruns<\/a>\u00a0(QUT)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jean Burgess\" href=\"http:\/\/staff.qut.edu.au\/staff\/burgesje\" target=\"_blank\">Jean Burgess<\/a>\u00a0(QUT)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Stephen Harrington\" href=\"http:\/\/staff.qut.edu.au\/staff\/harrings\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen Harrington<\/a>\u00a0(QUT)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Katrin Weller\" href=\"http:\/\/nfgwin.uni-duesseldorf.de\/en\/node\/844\" target=\"_blank\">Katrin Weller<\/a> (HHU)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Cornelius Puschmann\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de\/anglistik3\/puschmann\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cornelius Puschmann<\/a> (HHU)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Merja Mahrt\" href=\"http:\/\/nfgwin.uni-duesseldorf.de\/en\/node\/853\" target=\"_blank\">Merja Mahrt<\/a> (HHU)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Michael Beurskens\" href=\"http:\/\/nfgwin.uni-duesseldorf.de\/en\/node\/836\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Beurskens<\/a> (HHU)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"ASNEIM\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"color: #a9218e;\">A<\/em><strong style=\"color: #a9218e;\"><em>nalysis of\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em style=\"color: #a9218e;\">S<\/em><strong style=\"color: #a9218e;\"><em>ocial\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em style=\"color: #a9218e;\">N<\/em><strong style=\"color: #a9218e;\"><em>etworks for Enterprises\u2019\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em style=\"color: #a9218e;\">I<\/em><strong style=\"color: #a9218e;\"><em>ssue\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em style=\"color: #a9218e;\">M<\/em><strong style=\"color: #a9218e;\"><em>anagement<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 2011 &#8211; 2012\u00a0<em>A<\/em><strong><em>nalysis of <\/em><\/strong><em>S<\/em><strong><em>ocial <\/em><\/strong><em>N<\/em><strong><em>etworks for Enterprises\u2019 <\/em><\/strong><em>I<\/em><strong><em>ssue <\/em><\/strong><em>M<\/em><strong><em>anagement<\/em><\/strong> (Short title: AsNIM) project funded by the <a title=\"ATN-DAAD Scheme\" href=\"http:\/\/www.atn.edu.au\/daad\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Australian Technology Network \u2013 Germany Joint Research Co-operation (ATN-DAAD) Scheme<\/a> and conducted in close collaboration between the <a title=\"Junior Professorship for Information Systems University of Muenster\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wi.uni-muenster.de\/kuk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Junior Professorship for Information Systems at the University of M\u00fcnster<\/a> (Germany), is led by Prof. Dr. Stefan Stieglitz, and the <em>Media Ecologies and Methodological Innovation<\/em> team. This project analyses the role social media networks play in enterprises\u2019 issue management processes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Researchers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Stefan Stieglitz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wi.uni-muenster.de\/kuk\/index.php\/prof-stieglitz.html\" target=\"_blank\">Stefan Stieglitz<\/a> (University of M\u00fcnster)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Nina Krueger \" href=\"http:\/\/www.wi.uni-muenster.de\/kuk\/index.php\/nina_krueger.html\" target=\"_blank\">Nina Kr\u00fcger<\/a> (University of M\u00fcnster)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tobias Brockmann\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wi.uni-muenster.de\/kuk\/index.php\/Tobias_Brockmann.html\" target=\"_blank\">Tobias Brockmann <\/a>(University of M\u00fcnster)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tobias Potthoff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wi.uni-muenster.de\/kuk\/index.php\/tobias-potthoff.html\" target=\"_blank\">Tobias Potthoff<\/a> (University of M\u00fcnster)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Axel Bruns\" href=\"http:\/\/staff.qut.edu.au\/staff\/bruns\/\" target=\"_blank\">Axel Bruns<\/a>\u00a0(QUT)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jean Burgess\" href=\"http:\/\/staff.qut.edu.au\/staff\/burgesje\" target=\"_blank\">Jean Burgess<\/a>\u00a0(QUT)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tanya Nitins\" href=\"http:\/\/staff.qut.edu.au\/staff\/nitins\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tanya Nitins<\/a>\u00a0(QUT)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"SMTC\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #a9218e;\"><em>Social Media in Times of Crisis: Learning from Recent Natural Disasters to Improve Future Strategies<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><\/em><\/strong>The 2012 &#8211; 2014 <a title=\"ARC Linkage Project\" href=\"http:\/\/www.arc.gov.au\/ncgp\/lp\/lp_default.htm\" target=\"_blank\">ARC Linkage project<\/a> <strong><em>Social Media in Times of Crisis: Learning from Recent Natural Disasters to Improve Future Strategies<\/em><\/strong> on the uses of social media for crisis communication, is conducted in partnership with the <a title=\"Queensland Department of Community Safety\" href=\"http:\/\/www.communitysafety.qld.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Queensland Department of Community Safety<\/a>, Brisbane-based public policy think tank <a title=\"Eidos Institute\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eidos.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eidos Institute<\/a>, and our colleagues at <a title=\"Sociomantic Labs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sociomantic.com\" target=\"_blank\">Sociomantic Labs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Researchers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Axel Bruns\" href=\"http:\/\/staff.qut.edu.au\/staff\/bruns\/\" target=\"_blank\">Axel Bruns<\/a>\u00a0(QUT)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jean Burgess\" href=\"http:\/\/staff.qut.edu.au\/staff\/burgesje\" target=\"_blank\">Jean Burgess<\/a>\u00a0(QUT)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Terry Flew\" href=\"http:\/\/staff.qut.edu.au\/staff\/flew\/\" target=\"_blank\">Terry Flew<\/a>\u00a0(QUT)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Kate Crawford\" href=\"http:\/\/jmrc.arts.unsw.edu.au\/staff\/kate-crawford-546.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kate Crawford<\/a>\u00a0(UNSW)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"ISM\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #a9218e;\"><em>The Impact of Social Media on Agenda-Setting in Election Campaigns: Cross-Media and Cross-National Comparisons<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em><\/em><\/strong>The 2012 \u2013 2015 <strong><em>The Impact of Social Media on Agenda-Setting in Election Campaigns: Cross-Media and Cross-National Comparisons<\/em><\/strong> project is funded by <a title=\"Research Council of Norway FRISAM scheme\" href=\"http:\/\/www.forskningsradet.no\/en\/Funding\/FRISAM\/1208964158930&amp;p=\" target=\"_blank\">The \u00a0Research Council of Norway FRISAM scheme<\/a> and stuedies the use of social media in a series of election campaigns coming up over the next few years \u2013 including the 2012 Queensland state election and the US presidential election, and elections in Sweden, Norway, and Australia which are coming up in 2013 and 2014.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Researchers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Gunn Enli\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hf.uio.no\/imk\/personer\/vit\/gunnen\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gunn Enli<\/a> (University of Oslo)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Eli Skogerb\u00f8 \" href=\"http:\/\/www.hf.uio.no\/imk\/english\/people\/aca\/skogerbo\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Eli Skogerb\u00f8<\/a> (University of Oslo)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Hallvard Moe\" href=\"http:\/\/hm.uib.no\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Hallvard Moe<\/a> (University of Bergen)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Christian Christensen\" href=\"http:\/\/chrchristensen.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Christensen<\/a> (University of Uppsala)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Kevin Wallsten\" href=\"http:\/\/www.csulb.edu\/colleges\/cla\/departments\/polisci\/people\/wallsten.html\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Wallsten<\/a> (California State University)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Axel Bruns\" href=\"http:\/\/staff.qut.edu.au\/staff\/bruns\/\" target=\"_blank\">Axel Bruns<\/a>\u00a0(QUT)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mapping Online Publics website is the online platform for a number of interlinked research projects that critically examine the use and impact of selected social networking tools in Australian society and beyond. 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