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Study twitter-maps new world order

Study twitter-maps new world order | Science News | Scoop.it
A new study of tweets spreading news from The New York Times finds that the Internet, while creating an open line of communication across continents, may at the same time be strengthening walls that separate users into ideological camps, and more.
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What your online friends reveal about where you are

What your online friends reveal about where you are | Science News | Scoop.it

Sadilek and colleagues turn their target's social network into a predictive model called a dynamic Bayesian network. At each point in time, the nodes in the target person's network consist of their friends' locations, day of the week and the time, and information from these nodes determines the target's most likely location. Sadilek can also feed in any existing information about the person's whereabouts to help improve the model's accuracy.

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Study Shows Facebook is an Animal Instinct

Study Shows Facebook is an Animal Instinct | Science News | Scoop.it
Research from the University of Aberdeen’s School of Biological Sciences suggests the way we talk or share links on social networks mirrors the way animal groups, like dolphins, share information.
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Twitter Users Congregate Based on Mood, Study Says

Twitter Users Congregate Based on Mood, Study Says | Science News | Scoop.it
New research involving Twitter finds that people tend to flock together on social networks based on mood, in addition to similar interests.
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How Twitter fought the floods

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Social media is revolutionising disaster management and community building during emergencies, a study into social networking during last year’s Queensland floods has found.
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