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The quoter model: a paradigmatic model of the social flow of written information
James P. Bagrow, Lewis Mitchell
We propose a model for the social flow of information in the form of text data, which simulates the posting and sharing of short social media posts. Nodes in a graph representing a…
Information flow reveals prediction limits in online social activity
James P. Bagrow, Xipei Liu, Lewis Mitchell
Modern society depends on the flow of information over online social networks, and users of popular platforms generate significant behavioral data about themselves and their social…
Which friends are more popular than you? Contact strength and the friendship paradox in social networks
James P. Bagrow, Christopher M. Danforth, Lewis Mitchell
The friendship paradox states that in a social network, egos tend to have lower degree than their alters, or, "your friends have more friends than you do". Most research has focuse…
The nature and origin of heavy tails in retweet activity
Peter Mathews, Lewis Mitchell, Giang T. Nguyen +1
Modern social media platforms facilitate the rapid spread of information online. Modelling phenomena such as social contagion and information diffusion are contingent upon a detail…