... Figure 4: Popularity comparison curves for keywords soccer vs zidane. ... [3], the following ... more ... Figure 4: Popularity comparison curves for keywords soccer vs zidane. ... [3], the following algorithm is employed by BlogScope to detect bursts. We model the popularity x of a query as the sum of a base pop-ularity µ and a zero mean Gaussian random variable with variance σ2. ...
With an increasing number of people that read, write and comment on blogs, the blogosphere has es... more With an increasing number of people that read, write and comment on blogs, the blogosphere has established itself as an essential medium of communication. A fun- damental characteristic of the blogging activity is that bloggers often link to each other. The succession of linking behavior determines the way in which informa- tion propagates in the blogosphere, forming cascades. Analyzing cascades can be useful in various applica- tions, such as providing insight of public opinion on various topics and developing better cascade models. This paper presents the results of an excessive study on cascading behavior in the blogosphere. Our objective is to present trends on the degree of engagement and reaction of bloggers in stories that become available in blogs under various parameters and constraints. To this end, we analyze cascades that are attributed to differ- ent population groups constrained by factors of gender, age, and continent. We also analyze how cascades dif- ferentiate depending on their subject. Our analysis is performed on one of the largest available datasets, in- cluding 30M active blogs and 700M posts. The study reveals large variations in the properties of cascades.
... Figure 4: Popularity comparison curves for keywords soccer vs zidane. ... [3], the following ... more ... Figure 4: Popularity comparison curves for keywords soccer vs zidane. ... [3], the following algorithm is employed by BlogScope to detect bursts. We model the popularity x of a query as the sum of a base pop-ularity µ and a zero mean Gaussian random variable with variance σ2. ...
With an increasing number of people that read, write and comment on blogs, the blogosphere has es... more With an increasing number of people that read, write and comment on blogs, the blogosphere has established itself as an essential medium of communication. A fun- damental characteristic of the blogging activity is that bloggers often link to each other. The succession of linking behavior determines the way in which informa- tion propagates in the blogosphere, forming cascades. Analyzing cascades can be useful in various applica- tions, such as providing insight of public opinion on various topics and developing better cascade models. This paper presents the results of an excessive study on cascading behavior in the blogosphere. Our objective is to present trends on the degree of engagement and reaction of bloggers in stories that become available in blogs under various parameters and constraints. To this end, we analyze cascades that are attributed to differ- ent population groups constrained by factors of gender, age, and continent. We also analyze how cascades dif- ferentiate depending on their subject. Our analysis is performed on one of the largest available datasets, in- cluding 30M active blogs and 700M posts. The study reveals large variations in the properties of cascades.
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