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Predicting Successful Memes using Network and Community Structure
Lilian Weng, Filippo Menczer, Yong-Yeol Ahn
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…
Topicality and Social Impact: Diverse Messages but Focused Messengers
Lilian Weng, Filippo Menczer
Are users who comment on a variety of matters more likely to achieve high influence than those who delve into one focused field? Do general Twitter hashtags, such as #lol, tend to…
Virality Prediction and Community Structure in Social Networks
Lilian Weng, Filippo Menczer, Yong-Yeol Ahn
How does network structure affect diffusion? Recent studies suggest that the answer depends on the type of contagion. Complex contagions, unlike infectious diseases (simple contagi…
The Role of Information Diffusion in the Evolution of Social Networks
Lilian Weng, Jacob Ratkiewicz, Nicola Perra +6
Every day millions of users are connected through online social networks, generating a rich trove of data that allows us to study the mechanisms behind human interactions. Triadic…