Category: Virtual Communities

No Respite on Social Media After ISIS Attacks in Paris

Posted on By Wandren PD
Big Data, Network analysis, networks, Public Diplomacy, Virtual Communities

Despite increasing efforts by western governments and social media providers to counter ISIS online, ISIS  continues to produce and disseminate large quantities of ideologically inspired audio visual content and information. At this pivotal moment, the U.S. counter-messaging operation “is in disarray,” according to Will McCants, a Middle East scholar at the Brookings Institution. A recent … Read More “No Respite on Social Media After ISIS Attacks in Paris” »

66 important jihadist accounts on Twitter

Posted on By Wandren PD
Data mapping, Public Diplomacy, Virtual Communities

In this part of our series for Jihadica on the Jihadi Twitter phenomenon, Ali Fisher and Nico Prucha take a closer look at 66 Twitter accounts recommended by a Jihadi online forum user. To be clear, we are analyzing these accounts that are defined in this posting as most important for jihadi sympathizers, but it … Read More “66 important jihadist accounts on Twitter” »

Social Media in Public Diplomacy

Posted on By Wandren PD
Collaborative Public Diplomacy, Cultural Relations, International Communcation, Network analysis, networks, Public Diplomacy, Virtual Communities

Two posts I have written recently with Jeanette Gaida for the IPDGC Take Five Blog: The use of Social Media in Public Diplomacy: Scanning e-diplomacy by Embassies in Washington DC Social media is one of the fastest growing tools of modern public diplomacy. The advantage of social media provides the opportunity to reach citizens of … Read More “Social Media in Public Diplomacy” »

Was Monday the first “duvet day” of autumn?

Posted on By Wandren PD 1 Comment on Was Monday the first “duvet day” of autumn?
Data mapping, Dispersed Networks, Options for Influence, Public Diplomacy, Virtual Communities

Social intelligence signals for identifying impact in public diplomacy and philanthropy. “Defo feeling a duvet day with lots of movies” – one of many popular sentiments expressed on Twitter last Monday as the UK’s disappointing summer entered autumn. Unlike many ideas about large social movements and information sharing networks, there are events which numerous individuals … Read More “Was Monday the first “duvet day” of autumn?” »

Facebook research highlights need for collaborative approach to Public Diplomacy

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Data mapping, Dispersed Networks, Network analysis, networks, Options for Influence, Public Diplomacy, Virtual Communities

We’ve all heard of the idea that there are six degrees of separation between any two individuals. Now, through relationships on FaceBook researchers have produced the biggest ever study to analyse the concept. The results show a “world smaller than we thought”. The publication of this research provides important insight for strategy and measurement within … Read More “Facebook research highlights need for collaborative approach to Public Diplomacy” »

Using digital media? Be serious about visualizing the data

Posted on By Wandren 1 Comment on Using digital media? Be serious about visualizing the data
Data mapping, Network analysis, networks, online, Public Diplomacy, Virtual Communities

While the enthusiasm for using digital media to engage with individuals around the world shows little sign of abating, interestingly the enthusiasm for discussing hard data about those interactions seems to be lagging behind. While not every Public Diplomat need nor can be expected to have a detailed knowledge of vast spreadsheets with numerous columns and … Read More “Using digital media? Be serious about visualizing the data” »

Guest post on Mountainrunner: Introduction to Using Network Maps in Public Diplomacy

Posted on By Wandren
Data mapping, Network analysis, networks, Public Diplomacy, Virtual Communities

We live in a networked world. Whether known as family, kinship, tribe, village, neighbourhood, community, work place colleagues, or online social network, they are all networks in the sense of being a series of relationships between different individuals. Social network analysis (SNA) explores the relationship between actors within a network by identifying the points that … Read More “Guest post on Mountainrunner: Introduction to Using Network Maps in Public Diplomacy” »

To tweet or not to tweet, what is the question?

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Open source, Options for Influence, Public Diplomacy, Virtual Communities

New tech is changing the face of engaging with foreign populations, whether you’d like to call it PD 2.0 or not. Craig Hayden‘s post on CPD blog raises some important questions in this area and one of the key questions for different organisations will be through which of the spaces, platforms or technologies should they … Read More “To tweet or not to tweet, what is the question?” »