1. The document discusses various digital tools and methods for social and cultural research, including tools for link extraction, comparing lists, analyzing search results, mapping networks, and exploring censorship. 2. It provides examples of using tools like a link ripper, Google scraper, issue crawler, and censorship explorer to answer research questions about the response of sources to Cablegate, the historical Dutch blogosphere, and mapping online censorship in Iran. 3. The document emphasizes that research questions can often be operationalized and addressed through a chain of different digital tools.