Making Academic Social Capital Visible: Relating SNS-Based, Alternative and Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact. Lutz, C., & Hoffmann, C. P. (2018). Making Academic Social Capital Visible: Relating SNS-Based, Alternative and Traditional Metrics of Scientific Impact. Social Science Computer Review, 36(5), 632–643. DOI: 10.1177/0894439317721181 The reliable assessment of individual faculty members’ contributions is a key challenge in the […]

The Role of Privacy Concerns in the Sharing Economy. Lutz, C., Hoffmann, C. P., Bucher, E., & Fieseler, C. (2018). The Role of Privacy Concerns in the Sharing Economy. Information, Communication & Society, 21(10), 1472–1492. DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2017.1339726 Internet-mediated sharing is growing quickly. Millions of users around the world share personal services and possessions with others ‒ […]

Sharing by Proxy: Invisible Users in the Sharing Economy. Newlands, G, Lutz, C., & Hoffmann, C. P. (2018). Sharing by Proxy: Invisible Users in the Sharing Economy. First Monday, 23(11), 1–14. DOI: 10.5210/fm.v23i11.8159 With the future of work increasingly data-driven, platforms automate decisions based on the collection of vast quantities of user data. However, non-users constitute […]

Between television, web and social media: On social TV, About:Kate and participatory production in German public television. Stollfuß, S. (2018). Between television, web and social media: On social TV, About:Kate and participatory production in German public television. Participations: Journal for Audience and Reception Studies, 15(19), 36–59. This article investigates how social media and participatory culture […]

Are weak relations working? Sharing platforms and social capital. Andreotti, A., Anselmi, G., & Hoffmann, C.P. (2018). Are weak relations working? Sharing platforms and social capital. Sociologica Del Lavoro, 152(17), 87-103. DOI: 10.3280/SL2018-152005 Users‘ work enables the functioning of sharing platforms, as they dedicate a sizable amount of time to read reviews to select a suitable […]

Inspired by the Paralympics. Effects of empathy on audience interest in para-sports and on the destigmatization of persons with disabilities. Bartsch, A., Oliver, M. B., Nitsch, C., & Scherr, S. (2018). Inspired by the Paralympics. Effects of empathy on audience interest in para-sports and on the destigmatization of persons with disabilities. Communication Research. 45(4), 525–553. […]

Stuck with ‘electronic brochures’? How boundary management strategies shape politicians’ social media use. Hoffmann, C. P. & Suphan, A. (2017). Stuck with ‘electronic brochures’? How boundary management strategies shape politicians’ social media use. Information, Communication & Society, 20(4), 551-569. DOI: 10.1080/1369118X.2016.1200646 Social media provide new opportunities for politicians, such as personalized communication directed at specific communities of […]

Wikipedia und Wissenschaftskommunikation. Pentzold, C. (2017). Wikipedia und Wissenschaftskommunikation. In: Weingart, Peter; Wormer, Holger; Wenninger, Andreas; & Hüttl, Reinhard E. (Hg.): Perspektiven der Wissenschaftskommunikation im digitalen Zeitalter (S. 116-122). Weilerswist: Velbrück.

What are these researchers doing in my Wikipedia?”: Ethical Premises and Practical Judgment in Internet-Based Ethnography. Pentzold, C. (2017). “What are these researchers doing in my Wikipedia?”: Ethical Premises and Practical Judgment in Internet-Based Ethnography. Ethics and Information Technology, 19(2), 143-155. The article ties together codified ethical premises, proceedings of ethical reasoning, and field-specific ethical […]

Framing Big Data: The Discursive Construction of a Radio Cell Query in Germany. Pentzold, C. & Fischer, C. (2017). Framing Big Data: The Discursive Construction of a Radio Cell Query in Germany. Big Data & Society, 4(2). The article examines the construction of “Big Data” in media discourse. Rather than asking what Big Data really […]