TY - GEN
T1 - Is it really about me?
T2 - 2010 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW 2010
AU - Naaman, Mor
AU - Boase, Jeffrey
AU - Lai, Chih-Hui
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - In this work we examine the characteristics of social activity and patterns of communication on Twitter, a prominent example of the emerging class of communication systems we call "social awareness streams." We use system data and message content from over 350 Twitter users, applying human coding and quantitative analysis to provide a deeper understanding of the activity of individuals on the Twitter network. In particular, we develop a content-based categorization of the type of messages posted by Twitter users, based on which we examine users' activity. Our analysis shows two common types of user behavior in terms of the content of the posted messages, and exposes differences between users in respect to these activities.
AB - In this work we examine the characteristics of social activity and patterns of communication on Twitter, a prominent example of the emerging class of communication systems we call "social awareness streams." We use system data and message content from over 350 Twitter users, applying human coding and quantitative analysis to provide a deeper understanding of the activity of individuals on the Twitter network. In particular, we develop a content-based categorization of the type of messages posted by Twitter users, based on which we examine users' activity. Our analysis shows two common types of user behavior in terms of the content of the posted messages, and exposes differences between users in respect to these activities.
KW - Communication systems
KW - Social media
KW - Twitter
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77950892859&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/1718918.1718953
DO - 10.1145/1718918.1718953
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77950892859
SN - 9781605589879
T3 - Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW
SP - 189
EP - 192
BT - 2010 ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, CSCW 2010
Y2 - 6 February 2010 through 10 February 2010
ER -