The propagations of diseases, behaviors and information in real systems are rarely
independent of each other, but they are coevolving with strong interactions. To uncover the …

Since the publication of “Complex Contagions and the Weakness of Long Ties” in 2007,
complex contagions have been studied across an enormous variety of social domains. In …

Could social media data aid in disaster response and damage assessment? Countries face
both an increasing frequency and an increasing intensity of natural disasters resulting from …

A diverse array of research traditions has shaped the current state of social network theory.
As Scott (1991) summarizes, there are three lines of research that contributed to the theory's …

Viral products and ideas are intuitively understood to grow through a person-to-person
diffusion process analogous to the spread of an infectious disease; however, until recently it …

Abstract Research Summary Software platforms create value by cultivating an ecosystem of
complementary products and services. Existing explanations for how a prospective …

San Francisco is now widely considered to be the most important city in the world for the
location of new technology start-up firms, especially high valuation “unicorns,” and is …

An approach to modeling meme diffusion is proposed, drawing on insights from evolutionary
theory, information theory, meme theory, frame analysis, general systems theory, social …

Studies using massive, passively collected data from communication technologies have
revealed many ubiquitous aspects of social networks, helping us understand and model …

Omnipresent online social media nowadays has a constantly growing influence on
business, politics, and society. Understanding these newer mechanisms of information …