Search results for "information diffusion"

Epidemic diffusion of social updates in Dunbar-based DOSN

2014

Distributed Online Social Networks (DOSNs) do not rely on a central repository for storing social data so that the users can keep control of their private data and do not depend on the social network provider. The ego network, i.e. the network made up of an individual, the ego, along with all the social ties she has with other people, the alters, may be exploited to define distributed social overlays and dissemination protocols. In this paper we propose a new epidemic protocol able to spread social updates in Dunbar-based DOSN overlays where the links between nodes are defined by considering the social interactions between users. Our approach is based on the notion of Weighted Ego Betweenne…

How Do Explicitly Expressed Emotions Influence Interpersonal Communication and Information Dissemination? : A Field Study of Emoji's Effects on Comme…

2016