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Build a Project
We are ready to help and engage with social scientists looking to use digital platform data in their research. There are a few crucial steps to be taken before your research project commences or your grant proposal is submitted, and we are here to guide you through this process.
AIO Data Collection Methods
AIO provides digital observability for social research through innovative data collection and analysis tools, methods and workflows. The AIO platform provides a full research workflow and supports a range of data collection methods including data donations via data download packages or screen capture for mobile or browser, and API-based content collection.
Training & Support
The AIO provides support and training materials designed to equip researchers of all technical backgrounds with the skills needed to study digital media. Our goal is to guide researchers from foundational concepts of working with social media and ethics through to the practical steps required for data collection and their inclusion in mixed-methods research designs.
We also provide direct one-on-one consultations and regularly deliver training at various events, summer schools, and in-person workshops.
Research Projects
Research on digital platforms and the data they provide can cover many topics from the content and interactions of users to the platform algorithms and affordances. Research topics range from innovative new ways of sharing knowledge, connecting and doing business to the challenges of misinformation, scams and hate speech.
Current research projects using AIO include personalised advertising on mobile apps, recommendation systems on TikTok, alcohol and gambling advertising on Facebook, election monitoring, and ChatGPT in education.
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