Background The need for effective interventions to improve mental health and emotional
well-being at a population level are gaining prominence both in the United Kingdom and …

Background There has been a rapid rise in the popularity of electronic cigarettes (e-
cigarettes) over the last decade, with growth predicted to continue. The uptake of these …

An innovative and accessible guide to doing social research in the digital age. In just the
past several years, we have witnessed the birth and rapid spread of social media, mobile …

Increasing evidence suggests that a growing amount of social media content is generated
by autonomous entities known as social bots. In this work we present a framework to detect …

The problem of detecting bots, automated social media accounts governed by software but
disguising as human users, has strong implications. For example, bots have been used to …

Microblogs are increasingly exploited for predicting prices and traded volumes of stocks in
financial markets. However, it has been demonstrated that much of the content shared in …

Background Mental illness is quickly becoming one of the most prevalent public health
problems worldwide. Social network platforms, where users can express their emotions …

Background: As e-cigarette use rapidly increases in popularity, data from online social
systems (Twitter, Instagram, Google Web Search) can be used to capture and describe the …

Social media expose millions of users every day to information campaigns-some emerging
organically from grassroots activity, others sustained by advertising or other coordinated …

Background JUUL, a high-tech, popular vaping device, was the first major electronic
cigarette (e-cigarette) brand to incorporate social media into its marketing strategy. There is …