Situating social sciences in the digital age, this book aids:

• understanding of the fundamental changes to society, politics and the economy that have resulted from the advent of the web
• choice of appropriate data, tools and research methods for conducting research using web data
• learning how web data are providing new insights into long-standing social science research questions
• appreciation of how social science can facilitate an understanding of life in the digital age

It is ideal for students and researchers across the social sciences, as well as those from information science, computer science and engineering who want to learn about how social scientists are thinking about and researching the web.