WSTNet at RPI

WSRC @ RPI Team gathers around the Rensselaer IDEA Campfire
Twitter Time Machine: A Multidimensional Immersive
Exploration Environment for the TwitterSphere
Alex Mankowski, Sarah McRae, Brian Maher, John S. Erickson

The Web Science Research Center at RPI is a founding member of the Web Science Network of Laboratories (WSTNet) established by the Web Science Trust. WSRC is part of a global alliance of research institutions including:

What is Web Science?

Web Science is the study of the World Wide Web and its impact on both society and technology, positioning the Web as an object of scientific study unto itself. Web Science recognizes the Web as a transformational, disruptive technology; its practitioners study the Web, its components, facets and characteristics. Ultimately, Web Science is about understanding the Web and anticipating how it might evolve in the future. (Read More..)

NEW: Many of our weekly TWed Talks and IDEA Talks discuss topics of interest to web science. Check out our archive of TWed videos on the TWC YouTube channel!