We present a review of 80 papers representing efforts to support participation in democratic
decision-making mostly related to local or national governments. The papers were …

The concepts of open innovation and big data have been largely explored, but little research
focused on the use of big data for open innovation activities. We explore how big data …

Timely and accurate information disclosure is an important step towards open and
transparent governance. However, the decision on what to disclose at what time is a difficult …

The dynamic nature of cities, understood as complex systems with a variety of concurring
factors, poses significant challenges to urban analysis for supporting planning processes …

Social networks have an ephemerality to them where accounts and messages are
constantly being edited, deleted, or marked as private. This continuous change comes from …

Online fandom communities (OFCs) provide a convenient space for fans to create, collect,
and discuss the content of their mutual interest (eg, music artists). Real-world events could …

No one can deny the importance of fans in spectator sports. Sports fans' tweets are an
excellent big data source for investigating large-scale spatial-temporal dynamics of fan …

In the context of events that involve public voting, such as televised competitions or
elections, it has increasingly been recognized that communication data from social media is …

People increasingly turn to social media to augment their broadcast viewing experience with
a parallel stream of information and opinion. Known as" social watching," the practice of …

This study examines the organizational dynamics of social media crowds, in particular, the
influence of a crowd's emotional expression on its solidarity. To identify the relationship …