[3] Previously, he served as editor-in-chief for the International Conference on Web and Social Media.

Research, Weber pioneered the use of geo-located email login data to study migration and mobility patterns.

[14][15] He has since also analyzed data from Twitter and Google Plus for similar studies.

[16][17] He now works with experts at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre and International Organization for Migration to use Facebook's advertising audience estimates to obtain timely insights into migration flows.

[20][21] With support by the Data2X initiative he helped create a website for real-time monitoring of different types of digital gender gaps.