A cool article I found as I'm working on my blog entry...
Sudha Ram, a professor of management at the University of Arizona, used network analysis to gauge how news agencies use Twitter to share news and how that news spreads via retweets.
Ram, who recently presented her findings at the International Workshop on Business Applications of Social Network Analysis in Istanbul, examined, over a six-month period, the Twitter activity of 12 major news organizations focused on US news, global news, technology news, or financial news.
Overall, Ram says the data showed that articles on Twitter dissipate fairly quickly, with retweeting typically ending between 10 and 72 hours after an article is originally shared.
Some amazing network pictures generated:
The Twitter activity network for the New York Times shows a high number of users participating in long chains of tweeeting and retweeting. (Credit: University of Arizona)
The Twitter activity network for Reuters shows a high number of users posting direct retweets of news agencies’ tweets. (Credit: University of Arizona)
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Cool. Also posted previously, I believe.
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