Section on Communication and Information Technologies / Open Topic on Communication, Media, and/or Information Technologies (2 sessions)

Laura Robinson, Santa Clara University

Big Data and the Emergence of System Identities - Aneesh Aneesh, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Matthew McCarthy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Strategy and Social Change: Why Reputation Matters to Social Movements - Deana Rohlinger, Florida State University

The Implications of Coplay for Generalized Trust in and beyond a Chinese MMOG World - Wenhong Chen, University of Texas-Austin; Cuihua Shen, University of California-Davis; Gejun Huang, University of Texas-Austin

Beyond the Power of Networks: Differentiating Network Structure and Social Media for Social Support - Weixu Lu, State University of New Jersey-Rutgers; Keith N. Hampton, State University of New Jersey-Rutgers

A Dynamic Phenomenon: The Uses and Types of Social Network Sites, 2011-2013 - Grant Blank, Oxford University; Darja Groselj, Oxford University

Using Topic Models to Study Journalist-Audience Convergence and Divergence: The Case of Human Trafficking Coverage - Maria Eirini Papadouka, University of North Texas; Nicholas Evangelopoulos, University of North Texas; Gabe Ignatow, University of North Texas