Halfway through 2022, over 100 million Americans caught COVID-19, with rural areas seeing a higher death rate. Interestingly, Twitter users in rural and urban settings shared different opinions about the pandemic. To understand this better, researchers analyzed millions of tweets from May 2020 to January 2022, focusing on geolocated posts. They used machine learning ...
Did you know that sneaky fraudsters and bots might have a tough time hiding online? Researchers have discovered a clever way to stay ahead of them, using what's called graph networks. They found that focusing on the details of network nodes was way more effective than using fancy graph embeddings. This strategy catches more bad guys and saves time and resources. How ...
Twitter has grown into a bustling community where cryptocurrency experts, or influencers, share their insights. Combining these tweets with historical cryptocurrency prices allows experts to predict market trends accurately. A powerful tool for this is the RoBERTa deep neural network along with BiGRU, used for Sentiment Analysis (SA). This analysis helps investors an...
Ever thought of jumping ship from your favorite social platform? Well, some folks are doing just that! They're headed to Bluesky, a newcomer in the social media world set up by Twitter's old boss, Jack Dorsey. Before Musk took over X, Bluesky was a secret club clicking away, but now it's open to everyone. Why the rush? People are sick of Musk's influence on X and wa...
Ever wondered what makes a celebrity's Twitter account more popular? Is it how they connect with others, or the words they choose to share? To find out, researchers looked at the tweets, retweets, and mentions of 471 Indian celebrities on Twitter. They created two unique networks to see how well-connected these celebrities were. Then, they studied the language and st...
Before Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the topic of Finland joining NATO was a hot debate. People were divided into two camps: those who supported joining NATO and those who were against it. This debate was mainly happening on Finnish Twitter. Researchers looked at who was retweeting what on this topic before and after the invasion. They found that there were ...
In Indonesia, a unique experiment was carried out on Twitter to see if celebrities can truly influence people's beliefs about vaccines. The study involved 46 famous figures and organizations, with a combined following of 7. 8 million. These celebrities agreed to randomly tweet or retweet messages promoting vaccination. The goal was to understand if just seeing a cele...
Celebrities can really shift the spotlight in politics, right? Their endorsements can skyrocket a politician's popularity and grab tons of media attention. But here’s the thing: their followers might not share their political views. Let’s dive into the 2016 U. S. Presidential Election, where we examined six major celebrity endorsements. We found that except for Lady ...
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has been involved in behind-the-scenes talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022, according to sources from various governments. These discussions occurred while Russia was engaged in a major conflict with Ukraine, a close ally of the U. S. The topics covered a wide range, from business to personal and politic...
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, might face a tough time if Vice President Kamala Harris doesn't win the election. Democrats could make him their scapegoat. Musk has been vocal about his support for former President Donald Trump, which has drawn the ire of many Democrats. They've been especially upset since Musk bought Twitter, now known as X, and made changes...