Appification in the Age of AI: Exploring AI App Cultures and Economies edited by Fernando van der Vlist and Esther Weltevrede ASI Sprint Report Series No. 2. App Studies Initiative (ASI). […]
Mapping Business and Data Partnerships in the Social Media Ecosystem
How Partners Mediate Platform Power: Mapping Business and Data Partnerships in the Social Media Ecosystem by Fernando van der Vlist and Anne Helmond In: Big Data & Society, 8(1), 1–16. […]
COVID-19 App Store and Data Flow Ecologies
COVID-19 App Store and Data Flow Ecologies: ESRC COVID-19 Rapid Response Grant The App Studies Initiative has received a grant for a short-term research project about apps as a key […]
Facebook’s Evolution
Facebook’s Evolution: Development of a Platform-as-Infrastructure by Anne Helmond, David B. Nieborg, and Fernando N. van der Vlist In: Internet Histories: Digital Technology, Culture and Society, 3(2), 123–146. doi: 10.1080/24701475.2019.1593667. Abstract The […]
The Political Economy of Social Data
The Political Economy of Social Data: A Historical Analysis of Platform–Industry Partnerships by Anne Helmond, David B. Nieborg, and Fernando N. van der Vlist In: SMSociety ’17, Proceedings of the […]