Limits of social mobilization

The Internet and social media have enabled the mobilization of large crowds to achieve time-critical feats, ranging from mapping crises in real time, to organizing mass rallies, to conducting search-and-rescue operations over large geographies. Despite significant success, selection bias may lead to...

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Main Authors: Pentland, Alex Paul (Contributor), Rutherford, Alex (Author), Cebrian, Manuel (Author), Dsouza, Sohan (Author), Moro, Esteban (Author), Rahwan, Iyad (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory (Contributor), Program in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), 2013-12-30T16:08:05Z.
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