Upcoming Events
Join us for a special ARNIC seminar on 10/22 at 5PM PT led by ARNIC Research Fellow Dr. Matt Rafalow from Google (YouTube) titled “You Really Like Me: How Audiences Shape Creativity Online” About the Talk Join our seminar on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024 to hear from Dr. Matt Rafalow. He will be sharing findings…
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Join us for a special ARNIC seminar on 1/18 5PM PT led by Dr. Bill Bold from UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy titled [Business in the Public Square: A Brave New World] About the Talk Nonmarket strategy is the study of corporate behavior outside a firm’s market environment, which is defined…
Read More »ARNIC will convene a joint symposium with Korea University’s Center for ICT and Society, featuring faculty and student presentations from both institutions. Date: 7/26 @4PM PDT Location: Please contact arnic@usc.edu for Zoom link As our long-term goal is to promote collaboration between faculty and students across both organizations, we strongly encourage anyone interested in future…
Read More »ARNIC Visiting Fellow Dr. Matt Rafalow gives a special book talk at the Annenberg Research Seminar titled “Digital Divisions: How Schools Create Inequality in the Tech Era” In the digital age, schools are a central part of a nationwide effort to make access to technology more equitable, so that all young people, regardless of identity…
Read More »Join us for a special ARNIC seminar on 11/16 5PM PT led by Dr. Gwen Shaffer from California State University Long Beach titled [Long Beach’s “digital rights platform” and efforts to ensure residents’ data privacy] Smart city platforms–encompassing mobile apps, cameras, sensors, algorithms, and predictive analytics—function as surveillance tools. These Internet-connected devices and services generate troves…
Read More »Join us for a special ARNIC seminar followed by a reception on Oct 4th at 5 pm. Our guest speaker is Erika Widegren, Executive Director of the think tank “Re-Imagine Europe” (see full bio below). Erika will speak about ‘THE RISE OF THE FAR RIGHT IN EUROPE: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES” “Re-Imagine Europe” is an influential think tank based in…
Read More »Join our in-person seminar next Monday, April 18 at 12 PM PT to hear from Professor V. Sridhar. He will be speaking on “Gig Worker Interaction in Online Labor Markets.” The informal economy forms the backbone of most of developing countries and employs more than 80% of the labor force and contributes to more than…
Read More »Join our seminar next Friday, March 25 at 12:30 PM PT to hear from Professor Arturo Arriagada. He will be speaking on “Influencers and Creator Economies: Imaginaries, Platform Evolution, and Commercial Value Chains.” In his presentation, Professor Arriagada will analyze influencers’ activities in the so-called creator economy from their 1) social imaginaries, 2) relation with platform…
Read More »Join our seminar next Friday, February 25 at 11:00 AM PT to hear from Professor Marlon Twyman. He will be speaking on “Attracting Attention Online: Signaling Topic Diversity and Status in a User-Generated Content Community.” User-generated content communities contain vast quantities of content that are available for consumption but finding relevant content can be difficult.…
Read More »Professor Thomas Hazlett will be discussing “Rent Seeking for Non-Exclusive Spectrum Rights in the 5.9 GHz Band” on Friday, November 12, 2021. Thomas Hazlett is Hugh H. Macaulay Endowed Chair in Economics at Clemson University. In Fall 2021, he is also the Dunn Distinguished Visiting Research Professor in Economics at the Economic Science Institute at Chapman University. He has previously held…
Read More »Join our seminar next Friday, November 5 at 9:30 AM PT to hear from Professor Amy Gonzales. She will be speaking on “Importance of Access to Digital Technology for Building and Maintaining Social Capital and Quality of Life.” We are reliant on digital technology for nearly every aspect of daily life, including searching for jobs,…
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