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Slamming political rivals may be the most effective way to go viral

22 Jun 2021

Study of almost 3 million Facebook and Twitter posts from US media and politicians shows divisive posts dunking on opponents drive engagement on...

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Celebrity Twitter accounts display ‘bot-like’ behaviour

02 Aug 2017

‘Celebrity’ Twitter accounts – those with more than 10 million followers – display more bot-like behaviour than users with fewer followers, according...

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Welsh Twitter: capturing language change in real time

29 May 2013

A database of Welsh tweets is being used to identify the characteristics of an evolving language.

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Cambridge ranked ‘most visible’ on social networks

23 Feb 2012

A ranking produced by Econsultancy has listed the University’s website as the most visible Russell Group website on some of the biggest social media...

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The meaning of emoticons

13 Oct 2011

The emoticons used on Twitter are a language in themselves and are taking on new and often surprising meanings of their own, according to new...

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Tweeting disasters

12 Oct 2011

Social networks like Twitter cannot help prevent disasters, but can quickly correct misinformation resulting from false rumours preventing possible...

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Come here often?

04 Aug 2011

A new way of predicting which people may become friends on social networks - based on the type of places they visit - has been formulated by...

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