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Jacob Groshek

Assistant Professor, Emerging Media College of Communication at Boston University

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Dr. Groshek’s research focuses on the democratic utility of communication technologies and the ways in which the structure, content and uses of online and mobile media may influence sociopolitical change. Additional research pursuits include applied econometric analyses, data mining and visualizing social media content. In that area, Dr. Groshek recently led the acquisition and installation of a cloud-based software system, the BU-TCAT, which makes possible for all BU faculty and students the ongoing collection and analysis of Twitter data.

He has over 25 peer-reviewed publications since earning his Ph.D. at Indiana University in 2008 and some of his work is featured in Journal of Communication, New Media & Society, Social Scientific Computer Review, and in volumes published by Oxford and Routledge, among others. Dr. Groshek also sits on the editorial board of Communication Yearbook and regularly reviews for more than a dozen journals. He recently completed his term as Head of the Communication Technology division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) and he has received top paper awards at the faculty and student levels from AEJMC.

Dr. Groshek has previously held academic appointments at Iowa State University, Erasmus University Rotterdam (The Netherlands), the University of Melbourne (Australia), and was sponsored on a visiting scholarship at the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse, France. He has professional experience working in media as a writer and designer and continues to freelance as an editorial consultant. Over the years he has developed and now directs the Betweetness Labs initiative. With his lovely wife, he is a proud father of two and enjoys coaching and exploring New England in his free time.

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YouTube sharpens how it recommends videos despite fears of isolating users

November 29, 2017

Yahoo Finance Jacob Groshek Google’s YouTube has updated its recommendation feature to spotlight videos users are likely to find the most gratifying, brushing aside concerns that such an approach can trap people in bubbles of misinformation and like-minded opinions… Expert quote: “The risk is not that we are just siloing ourselves, but we’re able to […]

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YouTube sharpens how it recommends videos despite fears of isolating users

November 29, 2017

Yahoo Finances Jacob Groshek Google’s YouTube has updated its recommendation feature to spotlight videos users are likely to find the most gratifying, brushing aside concerns that such an approach can trap people in bubbles of misinformation and like-minded opinions… Expert quote: “The risk is not that we are just siloing ourselves, but we’re able to […]

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Google and Facebook are strangling the media business

November 19, 2017

Boston Herald Jacob Groshek Digital media companies are desperately trying to find a financial path forward as the shadows of the digital twin towers — Google and Facebook — continue to set the rules… View full article

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Corporate social media ripe for political hacking

March 21, 2017

Boston Herald Jacob Groshek, College of Communication “McDonald’s blamed an “external source” for hacking into its corporate Twitter account to issue a tweet taunting President Trump yesterday — the latest instance of a popular new way to get attention, by hijacking high-profile sites.” Expert quote: “If we start to see this happening more frequently on […]

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Social media giant’s new tools look to curb cyberbullying

November 16, 2016

Boston Herald Jacob Groshek, College of Communication Twitter has rolled out a new set of tools aimed at curbing abuse and harass­ment on the social media site in a move that’s geared toward stopping cyberbullying. Expert quote: “About 35 percent of everything that is sent out on Twitter is uncivil in some way, shape or […]

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Are we streaming into political participation through a personalized, on-demand TV diet?

November 1, 2016

The Conversation By Jacob Groshek, College of Communication Media and scholarly reports have linked the binge-watching of streaming television to personal health problems… View full article

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How social media provides grist for the rumor mill during times of crisis

September 26, 2016

Kansas City Star Jacob Groshek, College of Communication The rumors ricocheted across social media: Three buses loaded with protesters were allegedly headed for the south Charlotte shopping centers of Stonecrest and Blakeney on Thursday… Expert quote: “Information that is exciting, appealing or even threatening is more likely to gain attention and be shared more often, as […]

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How social media can distort and misinform when communicating science

June 30, 2016

The Conversation US By Jacob Groshek, College of Communication When news breaks – whether the story of a disease outbreak, a terrorist attack or a natural disaster – people increasingly turn to the internet and social media… View full article by expert Jacob Groshek

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Customer service on hold: we hate phone menus and don’t trust virtual assistants like Siri

April 7, 2016

The Conversation US Jacob Groshek, College of Communication Chelsea Cutino, Graduate student, College of Communication, Jill Walsh, Postdoc fellow, College of Arts & Sciences “Just thinking about it makes me break out into hives” reported one man in his 60’s. A woman in her 30’s said she does everything she can to avoid it, including […]

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How texting helped fuel the anti-austerity protests roiling Europe

October 28, 2015

The Conversation US By Jacob Groshek, College of Communication Protests against austerity continue to roil parts of Europe, most recently in Brussels earlier this month when 100,000 people took to the streets and police deployed water cannons… View full article by expert Jacob Groshek

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