Microblogging sites allow users to post short messages online, offering a reliable way to communicate and to spread information quickly and efficiently; moreover, they can host complex conversational activities. The objectives of this paper are to model how breaking news circulate in a microblogging network, to identify relevant patterns of news propagation and to increase our understanding of the underlying sociological motivations. This study has been conducted on a real social database collected from a well known microblogging site by observing the reactions of its users to a relevant public event.
M. Magnani, D. Montesi, L.Rossi (2010). Friendfeed breaking news: Death of a public figure. LOS ALAMITOS : IEEE Computer.
Friendfeed breaking news: Death of a public figure
MAGNANI, MATTEO;MONTESI, DANILO;
2010
Abstract
Microblogging sites allow users to post short messages online, offering a reliable way to communicate and to spread information quickly and efficiently; moreover, they can host complex conversational activities. The objectives of this paper are to model how breaking news circulate in a microblogging network, to identify relevant patterns of news propagation and to increase our understanding of the underlying sociological motivations. This study has been conducted on a real social database collected from a well known microblogging site by observing the reactions of its users to a relevant public event.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
