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A 61-Million-Person Experiment in Social Influence and Political Mobilization
(
11/25/2013
)
10
minutes
Conference:
What is Big Data at UCSD?
Host:
UC San Diego Office of Research Affairs
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description:
Do behaviors spread through social networks? Is online social media an effective method to increase voter turnout? We report results from a randomized controlled trial of political mobilization messages delivered to 61 million Facebook users during the 2010 US congressional elections.
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host links:
UCSD Office of Research Affairs Web Site
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