Methods for Analyzing Social Media (PDF)

Dr Klaus Bredl is Professor of Digital Media at the Institute of Media and Education, at the University of Augsburg, Germany. His research interests include activity streams, immersion and new technologies in communication and education. He has worked and published in the field of technology enhanced learning, social media, knowledge communication and competence development. Julia Hünniger , M.A. is Research Assistant in the Department of Digital Media at the Institute of Media and Education at the University of Augsburg, Germany. From 2009 to 2010 she was a consultant for e-learning at the Georg Simon Ohm University of Applied Sciences, Nuremberg, Germany. Her research interest include computer-mediated communication and the psychology of the internet and how it affects mental health. She is YECREA representative for the Audience and Reception Studies Section. Jakob Linaa Jensen , Ph.D. is Associate Professor at the Department of Aesthetics and Communication, Media Studies and The Center for Internet Studies, at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. His research interests include democratic participation online, social media use and online methodologies. He is leading a European taskforce on methodological approaches to studies of social media.