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Multilinguals and Wikipedia Editing
Scott A. Hale
This article analyzes one month of edits to Wikipedia in order to examine the role of users editing multiple language editions (referred to as multilingual users). Such multilingua…
Where in the World are You? Geolocation and Language Identification in Twitter
Mark Graham, Scott A. Hale, Devin Gaffney
The movements of ideas and content between locations and languages are unquestionably crucial concerns to researchers of the information age, and Twitter has emerged as a central,…
Rapid rise and decay in petition signing
Taha Yasseri, Scott A. Hale, Helen Margetts
Contemporary collective action, much of which involves social media and other Internet-based platforms, leaves a digital imprint which may be harvested to better understand the dyn…
Leadership without Leaders? Starters and Followers in Online Collective Action
Helen Z. Margetts, Peter John, Scott A. Hale +1
The Internet has been ascribed a prominent role in collective action, particularly with widespread use of social media. But most mobilisations fail. We investigate the characterist…
Petition Growth and Success Rates on the UK No. 10 Downing Street Website
Scott A. Hale, Helen Margetts, Taha Yasseri
Now that so much of collective action takes place online, web-generated data can further understanding of the mechanics of Internet-based mobilisation. This trace data offers socia…