Real or not? USC study finds many political tweets come from fake accounts
A deep scientific analysis of political tweets this #Election reveals bots are swaying the discourse, according to scientists at the USC Information Sciences Institute.
Laptop program narrows digital divide for college-bound foster youth
Nonprofit asks USC professor to evaluate the effect of giving computers to teens in the foster care system.
We’re in a digital world filled with lots of social bots
Networks of automated agents hold sway over social media, with major implications for politics, national security and free speech.
Prepare to pay the price for online celebrity
Social media is providing platforms where nearly anyone can make his or her voice heard. The result is ample opportunity for each of us to reap the rewards — or consequences — of online identities.
Tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth
Students go to court as digital forensics experts in an annual exercise that simulates an actual trial.
The longer you’re on the web, the less interesting your commentary becomes
Prolonged online sessions lead to a lower ‘readability score,’ USC research finds.
Facebook fellow is inside the Internet every waking hour
USC Viterbi student works on issues that get between you and your destination while flooding the net with likes, selfies and those funny cat videos.
Is the Internet fueling social change or giving license to engage in lazy activism?
USC Dornsife scholars give insight into the influence of online political activism on society and on participants’ individual psyches.
USC study tracks the Internet’s rising political influence
The Internet assumes a more prominent role in political communication, study finds.
Michael and Linda Keston endow position at Information Sciences Institute
Real estate entrepreneur and his wife provide support for research in information processing and communications technologies.
Just how does Facebook store billions of photos?
USC Viterbi professor, who interned with the social networking giant, wants to optimize data storage.
Recruited by LinkedIn, USC journalism student discovers another world in Silicon Valley
USC Annenberg senior has had several internships at top media companies but never one quite like this.
How to survive your vacation without Wi-Fi
A USC social media expert offers tips on camping without connectivity. (And they come from personal experience.)
By thinking young, an alum’s bright tech ideas keep GE on top
USC Annenberg alum targets the venerable company’s marketing and social media campaigns at millennials.
Would you like to vote on the best — and worst — of everything?
Alum uses his doctoral degree in psychology to offer the world’s largest crowdsourcing site.
Lifeline phones should be enhanced to ensure public safety, USC Annenberg urges FCC
The program should provide affordable mobile phones with access to emergency services for all Americans, filing recommends.
USC Marshall online MBA program to focus on virtual teams, social media
Offering a foundation in analytics and communication, the first cohort will begin this fall.
Cathleen Falsani named senior editor of Religion Dispatches
The veteran journalist brings expertise and experience to USC Annenberg’s online magazine.
Media managers muse on the digital age
Disney CEO Bob Iger and Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter talk about print, content and audience expectations.
What is next in cybersecurity?
USC Viterbi researchers demonstrate the future of security at Department of Homeland Security showcase.
Health policy expert to launch new USC Annenberg webinar series
Affordable Care Act architect Ezekiel Emanuel will discuss ‘Why I Hope to Die at 75’ as part of an educational program aimed at journalists.
Are we paying attention to the onslaught of digital media?
USC Marshall study provides a new model of media consumption in our ‘age of interruption.’
In some corners of the world, the Internet is a sleeping giant
Measuring a network’s outages is a first step to improving its reliability, says USC researcher.
USC Roski teams with Condé Nast and WIRED on online master’s degree
The program aims to help students anticipate breakthroughs in business, science, technology and design.