RebelTube and Mobresearch
By Christopher Albon, February 20th, 2008,
Chris Blattman offers up a great list of videos on rebels and their leaders available on Youtube. What is so telling about the list is that it exploits smart mobs to gather data (in this case videos) relevant to political science research. Each Youtube uploader had a unilateral incentive to upload one or more videos but was never aware that this aggregated out to create a valuable and unique collection.
Christopher is a Ph.D. student at the University of California, Davis. His research focuses explores the relationship between armed conflict and public health. He lives in San Francisco with his wife Jen. Read more about him at his website.
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