kevin zheng 🍯
@ze.vin
phd student in information @umich.edu • political economy of social platforms • computational social science, sts, hci • @geo3550.bsky.social @idpiumass.bsky.social @mediacloud.bsky.social
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kevin zheng 🍯
@ze.vin
· Dec 21
Dialing for Videos: A Random Sample of YouTube
| Journal of Quantitative Description: Digi...
journalqd.org
Our team's paper, "Dialing for Videos: A Random Sample of YouTube," is out now in @journalqd.bsky.social. We analyzed 10,000 random YouTube videos through metadata analysis, a spoken language identification model, and hand-coding. Here are our 5 main takeaways:
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The BBC just published an excellent dive into Ryan's (@antisomniac.bsky.social), Kevin's (@ze.vin), and Ethan's (@ethanz.bsky.social) random sampling work on YouTube, with visualizations based on data pulled from from Kevin's fantastic TubeStats project.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
How a computer that 'drunk dials' videos is exposing YouTube's secrets
YouTube is about to turn 20. An unusual research method is unveiling statistics about the platform that Google would rather keep secret.
www.bbc.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The BBC just published an excellent dive into Ryan's (@antisomniac.bsky.social), Kevin's (@ze.vin), and Ethan's (@ethanz.bsky.social) random sampling work on YouTube, with visualizations based on data pulled from from Kevin's fantastic TubeStats project.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Really happy with this piece about the social media scraping crackdown, effects on research, bipartisan importance of ensuring such research is possible, & permissioned vs. unpermissioned research. @techpolicypress.bsky.social (with @ethanz.bsky.social & @ze.vin) www.techpolicy.press/ai-companies...
AI Companies Threaten Independent Social Media Research | TechPolicy.Press
UMass Amherst researchers argue that researcher access to social media data should be one of the rare things all political factions in the US can agree on.
www.techpolicy.press
January 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Really happy with this piece about the social media scraping crackdown, effects on research, bipartisan importance of ensuring such research is possible, & permissioned vs. unpermissioned research. @techpolicypress.bsky.social (with @ethanz.bsky.social & @ze.vin) www.techpolicy.press/ai-companies...
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Researchers Ryan McGrady, Ethan Zuckerman, and Kevin Zheng argue that if we want responsible policy about social media, it begins with making it possible for American researchers to answer fundamental questions about how social media is shaping our public discourse. https://buff.ly/4hglUdV.
AI Companies Threaten Independent Social Media Research | TechPolicy.Press
UMass Amherst researchers argue that researcher access to social media data should be one of the rare things all political factions in the US can agree on.
buff.ly
January 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Researchers Ryan McGrady, Ethan Zuckerman, and Kevin Zheng argue that if we want responsible policy about social media, it begins with making it possible for American researchers to answer fundamental questions about how social media is shaping our public discourse. https://buff.ly/4hglUdV.
my favorite albums of 2024 — featuring lizzy mcalpine, charli xcx, clairo, katy kirby, carol ades, maude latour, and more! (full list in alt text)
December 25, 2024 at 2:20 AM
my favorite albums of 2024 — featuring lizzy mcalpine, charli xcx, clairo, katy kirby, carol ades, maude latour, and more! (full list in alt text)
TubeStats.org, our platform transparency dashboard for YouTube developed at @idpiumass.bsky.social, was referenced in @washingtonpost.com!
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
December 18, 2024 at 1:06 AM
TubeStats.org, our platform transparency dashboard for YouTube developed at @idpiumass.bsky.social, was referenced in @washingtonpost.com!
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
happy to have helped with organizing this workers’ inquiry into “ai” at umich (graphic design is my passion 😌)
I’m excited to see what workers at other universities/workplaces can come up with when they work together to counter narratives of “ai” inevitability and address algorithmic harms at work!
I’m excited to see what workers at other universities/workplaces can come up with when they work together to counter narratives of “ai” inevitability and address algorithmic harms at work!
I made a shareable version of our "AI workers' inquiry for University Workers and Students." We used this as part a workshop last month. Feel free to re-use, improve, and reach out if you wanna compare notes on running a similar workshop at your uni! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
December 15, 2024 at 12:53 AM
happy to have helped with organizing this workers’ inquiry into “ai” at umich (graphic design is my passion 😌)
I’m excited to see what workers at other universities/workplaces can come up with when they work together to counter narratives of “ai” inevitability and address algorithmic harms at work!
I’m excited to see what workers at other universities/workplaces can come up with when they work together to counter narratives of “ai” inevitability and address algorithmic harms at work!
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For the December issue of The New Republic, I reviewed AI SNAKE OIL. For those learning about AI, it offers a lot: exegesis of technical details, a taxonomy to sift through different algorithmic systems, and a depoliticized history that taints the book’s analysis. newrepublic.com/article/1883...
AI Scams Are the Point
Propaganda and deceit are a feature of AI, not its downfall.
newrepublic.com
November 21, 2024 at 5:05 PM
For the December issue of The New Republic, I reviewed AI SNAKE OIL. For those learning about AI, it offers a lot: exegesis of technical details, a taxonomy to sift through different algorithmic systems, and a depoliticized history that taints the book’s analysis. newrepublic.com/article/1883...
i'm back on bluesky...with more friends this time! check out this starter pack of all my awesome information phd colleagues at umich!! go.bsky.app/QcSqJrU
school of information, university of michigan
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November 21, 2024 at 5:01 PM
i'm back on bluesky...with more friends this time! check out this starter pack of all my awesome information phd colleagues at umich!! go.bsky.app/QcSqJrU
Our team's paper, "Dialing for Videos: A Random Sample of YouTube," is out now in @journalqd.bsky.social. We analyzed 10,000 random YouTube videos through metadata analysis, a spoken language identification model, and hand-coding. Here are our 5 main takeaways:
Dialing for Videos: A Random Sample of YouTube
| Journal of Quantitative Description: Digi...
journalqd.org
December 21, 2023 at 9:00 PM
Our team's paper, "Dialing for Videos: A Random Sample of YouTube," is out now in @journalqd.bsky.social. We analyzed 10,000 random YouTube videos through metadata analysis, a spoken language identification model, and hand-coding. Here are our 5 main takeaways:
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VERY excited to delve into:
loud men talking loudly report on exclusionary cultures of internet governance – corinne cath.
https://www.criticalinfralab.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/LoudMen-CorinneCath-CriticalInfraLab.pdf
loud men talking loudly report on exclusionary cultures of internet governance – corinne cath.
https://www.criticalinfralab.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/LoudMen-CorinneCath-CriticalInfraLab.pdf
May 10, 2023 at 11:54 PM
VERY excited to delve into:
loud men talking loudly report on exclusionary cultures of internet governance – corinne cath.
https://www.criticalinfralab.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/LoudMen-CorinneCath-CriticalInfraLab.pdf
loud men talking loudly report on exclusionary cultures of internet governance – corinne cath.
https://www.criticalinfralab.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/LoudMen-CorinneCath-CriticalInfraLab.pdf
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waking up and checking bluesky immediately
May 7, 2023 at 3:37 PM
waking up and checking bluesky immediately
went to gay church (muna show) last night 🤠
May 7, 2023 at 1:08 PM
went to gay church (muna show) last night 🤠
this past weekend in dc, i learned that the smithsonian was named after some british guy named smithson??? and he’s entombed in this castle???
May 4, 2023 at 2:18 AM
this past weekend in dc, i learned that the smithsonian was named after some british guy named smithson??? and he’s entombed in this castle???
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This morning, I ground some roasted beans then irrigated them with water.
I drank the resulting liquid. And you won’t guess what happened next.
I experienced higher levels of energy and productivity.
And I want to share this experience with you.
Are you ready to join me on this journey?
I drank the resulting liquid. And you won’t guess what happened next.
I experienced higher levels of energy and productivity.
And I want to share this experience with you.
Are you ready to join me on this journey?
May 3, 2023 at 4:26 PM
This morning, I ground some roasted beans then irrigated them with water.
I drank the resulting liquid. And you won’t guess what happened next.
I experienced higher levels of energy and productivity.
And I want to share this experience with you.
Are you ready to join me on this journey?
I drank the resulting liquid. And you won’t guess what happened next.
I experienced higher levels of energy and productivity.
And I want to share this experience with you.
Are you ready to join me on this journey?
me and my best friend (my roommate’s dog Bourbon) love to look wistfully out the window
April 28, 2023 at 5:52 PM
me and my best friend (my roommate’s dog Bourbon) love to look wistfully out the window
oops @ethanz.bsky.social 🫣
If u use ur invite code to invite a boss or editor on here ur a NARC
April 27, 2023 at 6:06 PM
oops @ethanz.bsky.social 🫣
saw caroline polachek in boston and her voice is incredible 😍
April 20, 2023 at 3:12 AM
saw caroline polachek in boston and her voice is incredible 😍
what should i get from costco today
April 12, 2023 at 8:28 PM
what should i get from costco today
wearing blue pants in honor of joining blue sky (not planned)
April 12, 2023 at 6:58 PM
wearing blue pants in honor of joining blue sky (not planned)