Waiting for a Retweet: Modeling Waiting Times in Information Propagation
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Social media are increasingly used to disseminate emergency warnings, alerts, and other hazard-related information. In this context, the timing of information propagation is of immediate interest. Time-sensitive information must reach members of the general public before the pertinence of the information expires. In this research we build a preliminary model for the time between information dissemination and redistribution on Twitter, i.e. the waiting time of a retweet. We explore the relationship between this time and features about the users involved, the external context, and the message itself. Results suggest shorter waiting times for hazard-related content.
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