In this paper, we conducted a systematic comparative analysis of language in different contexts of bursty topics, including web search, news media, blogging, and social bookmarkin...
What is the role of face-to-face interactions in the diffusion of health-related behaviors- diet choices, exercise habits, and long-term weight changes? We use co-location and com...
Anmol Madan, Sai T. Moturu, David Lazer, Alex Pent...
This study investigates contemporary college students’ social behavior on- and offline. Although being socially active typically enhances access to resources embedded in social ...
Michael A. Steafnone, Yu Chao Huang, Derek Lackaff
■ Persuasion is at the root of countless social exchanges in which one person or group is motivated to have another share its beliefs, desires, or behavioral intentions. Here, w...
Emily B. Falk, Lian Rameson, Elliot T. Berkman, Be...
In this paper we describe an evaluation of behavioral descriptors generated from an analysis of a large collection of Usenet newsgroup messages. The metrics describe aspects of ne...