Dear colleagues, CALL FOR ABSTRACTS Third International Conference: Social Science and the Internet On Friday, July 1, 2016 the Human-Technology-Interaction Group at Eindhoven University of Technology (NL) will host the third conference meeting on "Social Science and the Internet". Following up on two earlier meetings of Internet researchers in Amsterdam and Utrecht, this third conference in Eindhoven aims to bring together sociologists, psychologists, communication scientists, computer- and data scientists, and other researchers who are interested in the study of human behavior and social interaction in online contexts. With this meeting we aim to further the development of an international community of researchers from various fields who study these Internet related topics. Aiming for an interdisciplinary mix of participants, the conference will provide ample opportunity for discussion in an informal atmosphere. Keynote speakers * Ulf-Dietrich Reips (University of Konstanz, Germany) * Martijn Willemsen (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands) We welcome contributions on (but not restricted to) the following topics: * Empirical accounts and theoretical arguments concerning online human behavior * The digital divide, digital skills, and digital inequality * (User evaluation of) online recommender systems * Design, use, and effects of social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.) and online communities * Making sense of social media data for the social sciences * Persuasive online technologies * Online markets and online consumer research * Trust and online reputation systems * Online research methods: web surveys and experiments * Privacy and self-disclosure online * Social networks and social capital online and offline * Learning analytics * Social media and learning in formal and informal contexts The conference fee will be 50 Euros, which covers the costs of coffee, tea, cookies, and a lunch. The conference language is English. Abstracts of 300-500 words should be submitted no later than May 9 on: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ssi2016 Deadlines: * submission of abstract: May 9, 23:59 CET (GMT +1) * Notification of acceptance decision: June 1 * Conference: July 1 More information about the conference can be found at: http://ssi.ieis.tue.nl/. Questions? Please contact us at: conf2016tue@gmail.com<mailto:conf2016tue@gmail.com> On behalf of the entire organizing committee: * Uwe Matzat<http://umatzat.net/> * Chris Snijders<http://www.chrissnijders.com/wp/research/> * Alain Starke<https://www.tue.nl/en/university/departments/industrial-engineering-innovation-sciences/the-department/staff/detail/ep/e/d/ep-uid/20081276/> * Mark Graus<https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=gy1VnNIAAAAJ&hl=en> Best regards, Alain Starke PhD Student Human Technology Interaction Eindhoven University of Technology