Complex contagions and the diffusion of popular Twitter hashtags in Nigeria

Fink, Clay; Schmidt, Aurora; Barash, Vladimir; Cameron, Christopher J.; Macy, Michael W.

doi:10.1007/s13278-015-0311-z

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“…But hashtags based on idioms or memes, by contrast, behave like simple contagions. Barash and Kelly (2012) and Fink et al (2016) replicate this finding by showing that political hashtags behave like complex contagions, whereas news-based hashtags, broadcast by mass media, spread like simple contagions.…”

Section: Social Mediamentioning

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Complex Contagions: A Decade in Review

Guilbeault

Becker

Centola

2018

Computational Social Sciences

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Since the publication of "Complex Contagions and the Weakness of Long Ties" in 2007, complex contagions have been studied across an enormous variety of social domains. In reviewing this decade of research, we discuss recent advancements in applied studies of complex contagions, particularly in the domains of health, innovation diffusion, social media, and politics. We also discuss how these empirical studies have spurred complementary advancements in the theoretical modeling of contagions, which concern the effects of network topology on diffusion, as well as the effects of individual-level attributes and thresholds. In synthesizing these developments, we suggest three main directions for future research. The first concerns the study of how multiple contagions interact within the same network and across networks, in what may be called an ecology of contagions. The second concerns the study of how the structure of thresholds and their behavioral consequences can vary by individual and social context. The third area concerns the roles of diversity and homophily in the dynamics of complex contagion, including both diversity of demographic profiles among local peers, and the broader notion of structural diversity within a network. Throughout this discussion, we make an effort to highlight the theoretical and empirical opportunities that lie ahead.

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Section: Social Mediamentioning

confidence: 90%

“…Based on the work of , Fink et al (2016) developed a number of measures for characterizing the spread of political hashtags as complex contagions. These measures include: peakedness, commitment, concentration, and cohesion.…”

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confidence: 99%

Complex Contagions: A Decade in Review

Guilbeault

Becker

Centola

2018

Computational Social Sciences

134

104

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“…En el caso que nos ocupa, desde su aparición en 2006 la plataforma de microblogging creada por Jack Dorsey "ha proporcionado un rico conjunto de datos para los investigadores, lo que ha llevado a la publicación de más de mil artículos académicos" (Wiliams et al, 2012: 384). En este sentido, los estudios más recientes sobre Twitter se centran en el análisis de sentimientos (Salinas et al, 2017;Zambrano et al, 2016); la difusión de información en diversos acontecimientos (Lee et al, 2015;Shin et al, 2016;Groshek y Tandoc, 2017), el estudio de los hashtag (Zappavigna, 2015;Fink et al, 2016) o el uso de la plataforma por diferentes colectivos u organizaciones (Einwiller y Steilen, 2015;Meijer y Torenvlied, 2016;Gil de Zúñiga et al, 2016, Hanusch y Bruns, 2017, entre otros aspectos.…”

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Las asociaciones de enfermedades raras: Estructura de sus redes e identificación de los líderes de opinión mediante la técnica del análisis de redes sociales

Dasilva

Diez

Ayerdi

2021

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Introducción. Esta investigación ha empleado la técnica del Análisis de Redes Sociales para analizar la estructura de relaciones de red que envuelve en Twitter a las tres federaciones de asociaciones de enfermedades raras más importantes e identificar a los actores clave en sus comunicaciones. Metodología. Se ha utilizado el software NodeXL, con la visualización como un componente clave, para capturar la red de conexiones de las cuentas objeto de estudio, representar sus patrones de interacción y averiguar la posición que ocupan los usuarios dentro de la red. Conclusiones. Los resultados indican que estas asociaciones emplean las redes sociales para sensibilizar, educar e informar sobre las ER y sus problemáticas. Son cuentas muy influyentes con un alto grado de vinculación y una gran capacidad de prescripción debido al interés que despiertan en una parte de la población estas patologías y todo lo que las rodea.

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“…Social media has played important roles in sociopolitical discussions in the region such as during the "bring back our girls" campaign that was launched after more than 200 secondary school girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria (Peters, 2014). Twitter was used in coordinating the widespread condemnation and protests that followed to pressure the Nigerian government to act (Fink, Schmidt, Barash, Cameron, & Macy, 2016). Twitter was also used for communication and coordination during the Westgate mall attack in Kenya, with researchers calling for a formal guideline on how to use these communication channels effectively in such emergency situations (Simon et al, 2014).…”

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The Nature of Technology-Facilitated Violence and Abuse among Young Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa

Makinde¹,

Olamijuwon²,

Ichegbo³

et al. 2021

The Emerald International Handbook of Technology-Facilitated Violence and Abuse

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Incidents of violence perpetrated through digital technology platforms or facilitated by these means have been reported, often in high-income countries. Very little scholarly attention has been given to the nature of Technology-Facilitated violence and abuse (TFVA) across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) despite an explosion in the use of various technologies. We conducted a literature review to identify and harmonize available data relating to the types of TFVA taking place in SSA. This was followed by an online survey of young adults through the SHYad.NET forum to understand the nature of TFVA among young adults in SSA. Our literature review revealed various types of TFVA to be happening across SSA, including cyberbullying, cyberstalking, trolling, dating abuse, image-based sexual violence, sextortion, and revenge porn. The results of our online survey revealed that both young men and women experience TFVA, with the most commonly reported TFVA being receiving unwanted sexually explicit images, comments, emails, or text messages. Female respondents more often reported repeated and/or unwanted sexual requests online via email or text message while male respondents more often reported experiencing violent threats. Respondents used various means to cope with TFVA including blocking the abuser or deleting the abused profile on social media.

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Complex contagions and the diffusion of popular Twitter hashtags in Nigeria

Cited by 43 publications

References 8 publications

Complex Contagions: A Decade in Review

Complex Contagions: A Decade in Review

Las asociaciones de enfermedades raras: Estructura de sus redes e identificación de los líderes de opinión mediante la técnica del análisis de redes sociales

The Nature of Technology-Facilitated Violence and Abuse among Young Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa

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