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The Social Name-Letter Effect on Online Social Networks
Farshad Kooti, Gabriel Magno, Ingmar Weber
The Name-Letter Effect states that people have a preference for brands, places, and even jobs that start with the same letter as their own first name. So Sam might like Snickers an…
Content and Network Dynamics Behind Egyptian Political Polarization on Twitter
Javier Borge-Holthoefer, Walid Magdy, Kareem Darwish +1
There is little doubt about whether social networks play a role in modern protests. This agreement has triggered an entire research avenue, in which social structure and content an…
Is Twitter a Public Sphere for Online Conflicts? A Cross-Ideological and Cross-Hierarchical Look
Zhe Liu, Ingmar Weber
The rise in popularity of Twitter has led to a debate on its impact on public opinions. The optimists foresee an increase in online participation and democratization due to social…
U.S. Religious Landscape on Twitter
Lu Chen, Ingmar Weber, Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn
Religiosity is a powerful force shaping human societies, affecting domains as diverse as economic growth or the ability to cope with illness. As more religious leaders and organiza…
From "I love you babe" to "leave me alone" - Romantic Relationship Breakups on Twitter
Kiran Garimella, Ingmar Weber, Sonia Dal Cin
We use public data from Twitter to study the breakups of the romantic relationships of 661 couples. Couples are identified through profile references such as @user1 writing "@user2…
Co-Following on Twitter
Venkata Rama Kiran Garimella, Ingmar Weber
We present an in-depth study of co-following on Twitter based on the observation that two Twitter users whose followers have similar friends are also similar, even though they migh…