Michael Bossetta

Associate Professor at Lund University. Researching social media and politics. Host @SMandPPodcast

[Michael Bossetta @MichaelBossetta]

New publication - happy to share it! It presents a #PolComm teaching assignment, provides its materials, and discusses the process of designing it.

https://t.co/waOKodyRec

[Michael Bossetta @MichaelBossetta]

Solid evidence that departing from prior work incurs a "pivot penalty" (lower journal quality and citation impact).

Getting 'pulled' into a new area (via government or funding incentives) thus punishes the individual researcher's career. Ouch!

https://t.co/NB16jRBmk4

[Michael Bossetta @MichaelBossetta]

PSA that the Ad Library will start removing ads >7 years old on Saturday.

https://t.co/xUI0mln8hw

[Michael Bossetta @MichaelBossetta]

Nice list!

[Million Podcasts @MillionPodcasts]

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[SMandPPodcast🎙 @SMandPPodcast]

The *9th Annual* @SMandPPodcast Year in Review is out! 🥳

@anamariadutceac co-hosts to share 4 gifts:
🎁 Platforms' Year in Review
🎁 Election Interference
🎁 The Battle over Text
🎁 The "Teen Ban"

Hopefully something to enjoy over the holidays!👇
https://t.co/GkRZsjttBb

[Michael Bossetta @MichaelBossetta]

A #PolComm PhD position open for applications at Lund. High flexibility in shaping the topic - please share with your students! 👇🏻

https://t.co/cWsbocDnxZ

[Ryan Davis @RyanNewYork]

It was great to sit down with Michael Bossetta for his Social Media & Politics podcast to discuss Election 2024 and the role influencers played in both campaigns.

Give it a listen.

https://t.co/Z4kfZizu0G @SMandPPodcast @PeopleFirst_cc

[Michael Bossetta @MichaelBossetta]

Excited to see this one out! We compare citizens' platform adoption, political exposure, and political expression across multiple platforms and countries. Check it out!👇

[Christian Pieter Hoffmann @cphoffmann]

🚨 New publication 📢 w/ @DrBoulianne & @MichaelBossetta on the adoption and political use of seven social media platforms (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Snapchat, and WhatsApp) in four countries (🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦🇫🇷). 1/
https://t.co/xFv0Ob3TyD

[Martin Lundqvist @MyriadMeanings]

Calling all meme scholars 👋! Me and the brilliant @JDoona are guest editing a special issue of Popular Communication on meme audiences. If you are working on these matters, we would love to hear from you! Deadline 15 September. More information in the 🔗: https://t.co/7c40dWA8Lm

[SPARTA research project @projekt_sparta]

At the end of the rainbow there is a LLM. 🌈

[SPARTA research project @projekt_sparta]

The first day of our social media research workshop was a success - Shout-out to Jan Bucher, @i_RoBo_ & @ablaette, @anamariadutceac, & @ConorGaughan2 for their insightful presentations. Strong performances on and off the stage! #spartaisst

[Sebastian Stier @SebStier]

I talked about web browsing data on the @SMandPPodcast with the one and only @MichaelBossetta👇

[SMandPPodcast🎙 @SMandPPodcast]

🎧 New #Podcast! 🎧

Prof. @SebStier shares how web browsing data can be used in #CSS to get around API limitations and study digital behavior across platforms.

Super important research, check it out!👇
https://t.co/Koa4xUKFGU

[People First @PeopleFirst_cc]

Check out this week’s episode of @SMandPPodcast, hosted by @michaelbossetta, where our co-founder @RyanNewYork discusses the benefits and powerful impact microinfluencers can have on political campaigns: https://t.co/XaBPXuCFQV

[Ryan Davis @RyanNewYork]

Great getting into the weeds on creator marketing in politics on @MichaelBossetta's Social Media and Politics (@SMandPPodcast) podcast. Check it out here:

https://t.co/xMGC7zBkRC

[Isabelle Borucki 🦣 & 🟦 @i_RoBo_]

With a little help from my friends @KateDommett @JasFitzpatrick @SandriGiulia and many more, I'm thrilled to share our new paper co-authored with @MCKettemann @uniinnsbruck. We analyze the landscape of political campaign speech regulation off- and online... 🧵

[SMandPPodcast🎙 @SMandPPodcast]

🎧 New #Podcast! 🎧

@KateDommett of @ShefUniPolitics and @meinungfuehrer of @ifp_mainz discuss their new book on data-driven campaigning.

Listen for academic insights based on 300+ interviews from campaigners in 5 countries! 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇨🇦🇦🇺

https://t.co/pAw5BobWNQ

[Michael Bossetta @MichaelBossetta]

Enjoyed contributing this Economist piece. Lots of interest this year in digital ads, influencers, and the creator economy. More to come!

https://t.co/pQkhCNe3KO

[Michael Bossetta @MichaelBossetta]

@carolinebauwens Yeesh, so much for that sketchy link shortener 😂

https://t.co/hsFGdrOKa6

[Michael Bossetta @MichaelBossetta]

Completely forgot to share this at the end of last year!

It's a handbook chapter on conceptualizing platform structures, written more accessibly for students.

Hopefully useful for some of your teaching!
👇
https://t.co/sQilvnrXSA