The role of hidden influentials in the diffusion of online information cascades

EPJ Data Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-16

  Baños, Raquel A ^a   Borge Holthoefer, Javier ^a   Moreno, Yamir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERNS; FAT-TAILED DISTRIBUTIONS; INFORMATION CASCADES; INFORMATION SPREADING; ON-LINE INFORMATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84902242689     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21931127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjds18     Document Type: Article

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