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4 papers
Assessing the Bias in Communication Networks Sampled from Twitter
Sandra González-Bailón, Ning Wang, Alejandro Rivero +2
We collect and analyse messages exchanged in Twitter using two of the platform's publicly available APIs (the search and stream specifications). We assess the differences between t…
The Dynamics of Protest Recruitment through an Online Network
Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon, Javier Borge-Holthoefer, Alejandro Rivero +1
The recent wave of mobilizations in the Arab world and across Western countries has generated much discussion on how digital media is connected to the diffusion of protests. We exa…
Locating privileged spreaders on an Online Social Network
Javier Borge-Holthoefer, Alejandro Rivero, Yamir Moreno
Social media have provided plentiful evidence of their capacity for information diffusion. Fads and rumors, but also social unrest and riots travel fast and affect large fractions…
Structural and Dynamical Patterns on Online Social Networks: the Spanish May 15th Movement as a case study
Javier Borge-Holthoefer, Alejandro Rivero, Iñigo García +12
The number of people using online social networks in their everyday life is continuously growing at a pace never saw before. This new kind of communication has an enormous impact o…