Author : Christian Bauckhage
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ISBN 13 : 9781680832051
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)
Book Synopsis Collective Attention on the Web by : Christian Bauckhage
Download or read book Collective Attention on the Web written by Christian Bauckhage and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding the dynamics of collective human attention has been called a key scientific challenge for the information age. Tackling this challenge, this monograph explores the dynamics of collective attention related to Internet phenomena such as Internet memes, viral videos, or social media platforms and Web-based businesses. To this end, we analyze time series data that directly or indirectly represent how the interest of large populations of Web users in content or services develops over time. Regardless of regional or cultural contexts, we generally observe strong regularities in time series that reflect attention dynamics and we discuss mathematical models that provide plausible explanations as to what drives the apparently dominant dynamics of rapid initial growth and prolonged decline.