The Matthew effect in empirical data
M Perc - Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The Matthew effect describes the phenomenon that in societies, the rich tend to get richer
and the potent even more powerful. It is closely related to the concept of preferential …
and the potent even more powerful. It is closely related to the concept of preferential …
Capturing dynamics of information diffusion in SNS: A survey of methodology and techniques
Studying information diffusion in SNS (Social Networks Service) has remarkable
significance in both academia and industry. Theoretically, it boosts the development of other …
significance in both academia and industry. Theoretically, it boosts the development of other …
[HTML][HTML] Social influence and unfollowing accelerate the emergence of echo chambers
While social media make it easy to connect with and access information from anyone, they
also facilitate basic influence and unfriending mechanisms that may lead to segregated and …
also facilitate basic influence and unfriending mechanisms that may lead to segregated and …
Streaming social event detection and evolution discovery in heterogeneous information networks
Events are happening in real world and real time, which can be planned and organized for
occasions, such as social gatherings, festival celebrations, influential meetings, or sports …
occasions, such as social gatherings, festival celebrations, influential meetings, or sports …
Coevolve: A joint point process model for information diffusion and network evolution
Information diffusion in online social networks is affected by the underlying network
topology, but it also has the power to change it. Online users are constantly creating new …
topology, but it also has the power to change it. Online users are constantly creating new …
[BOOK][B] Fundamentals of predictive text mining
SM Weiss, N Indurkhya, T Zhang - 2015 - Springer
Previously we authored “Text Mining: Predictive Methods for Analyzing Unstructured
Information.” That book was geared mostly to professional practitioners, but was adaptable …
Information.” That book was geared mostly to professional practitioners, but was adaptable …
Limited individual attention and online virality of low-quality information
Social media are massive marketplaces where ideas and news compete for our attention 1.
Previous studies have shown that quality is not a necessary condition for online virality 2 …
Previous studies have shown that quality is not a necessary condition for online virality 2 …
The bursty dynamics of the twitter information network
In online social media systems users are not only posting, consuming, and resharing
content, but also creating new and destroying existing connections in the underlying social …
content, but also creating new and destroying existing connections in the underlying social …
Online popularity and topical interests through the lens of instagram
Online socio-technical systems can be studied as proxy of the real world to investigate
human behavior and social interactions at scale. Here we focus on Instagram, a media …
human behavior and social interactions at scale. Here we focus on Instagram, a media …
Predicting successful memes using network and community structure
We investigate the predictability of successful memes using their early spreading patterns in
the underlying social networks. We propose and analyze a comprehensive set of features …
the underlying social networks. We propose and analyze a comprehensive set of features …