Social Network effects on the popularity of Youtube videos

Anjana Susarla, from the School of Business at UW, is beginning to explore how social networks in Youtube (friends and subscribers) impact the rate in growth of “views” of freshly uploaded Youtube video.

The Center for Internet Studies

An Introduction to the Center for Internet Studies
with Chris Coward and Maria Garrido

The CIS is a recent addition to the family of research groups at the iSchool here.

Quick Snapshot:
What do they study?

Their central focus is the study of ICT and development of countries (economic, social, etc…).

How do they study it?

– They have a number of frameworks from which they draw:
Development Communications, Participatory Development, Sustainable Livelihood, Development Informatics, Social Movement Theory, Social Network Analysis, Development Economics
– Methodologically speaking, they leverage both quantitative and qualitative methods. They depend on the research question to drive the choice of method.

Where do they study?

At least one of their projects has a roster of 25 different countries.

They migrated from the Evans School to the iSchool (working at the Roosevelt Commons Building). Today, they took the time to formally introduce themselves to our community and engage in conversation about their work. Currently, they are starting new projects and appear very open to collaborations and ideas. Some of that conversation is excerpted below: