Members of Congress in the United States are less civil on Twitter now than they were at the start of the Obama administration. New research has revealed a 23% increase in online incivility among Congresspeople from 2009-2019, ...
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2022
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The sentiments and emotions expressed in tweets on Twitter can be used in real time to assess where supply chain disruptions due to a pandemic, war or natural disaster may lead to food shortages, according to researchers ...
Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2022
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Many believe that former President Donald Trump's derogatory remarks toward four congresswomen of color, known as 'The Squad', carried a lot of influence. Now a group of researchers has quantified it.
Social Sciences
Mar 23, 2022
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In the 1970s, a handkerchief peeking from a man's back pocket was a useful way of signaling his gayness to other gay men—while keeping his sexual identity secret from everyone else, who were unlikely to know the hanky's ...
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2022
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Democracy is largely based on the idea that we as citizens can discuss matters openly with citizens aiming to be truthful.
Social Sciences
Mar 2, 2022
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A computational analysis of more than 1 million Tweets from Swedish speakers has found little evidence for significant polarization within this network on the topic of immigration—even after Sweden's 2015 refugee crisis. ...
Social Sciences
Feb 9, 2022
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If you're a Twitter user, you'll know that when scrolling through your home feed, in between posts from accounts you follow, you'll sometimes see tweets tagged "you might like." In other words, Twitter is recommending content ...
Political science
Feb 1, 2022
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Social media has supercharged the spread of information—and misinformation, which presents significant challenges when trying to distinguish between fact and fiction on social media platforms like Twitter.
Social Sciences
Jan 27, 2022
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High-profile social media users, such as actors, popstars or athletes, compete on social media for user attention, that can translate into ticket sales for concerts or movies, a better contract, or lucrative product endorsements. ...
Economics & Business
Oct 20, 2021
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Researchers from University of Edinburgh and University of Maryland published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines the impact of firm-generated social media content on firm stock price in real time.
Economics & Business
Oct 14, 2021
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