Tweeting disaster: hashtag constructions and collisions

Authors:
Liza Potts;Joyce Seitzinger;Dave Jones;Angela Harrison
Affiliations:
Michigan State University, Lansing, MI, USA;Eastern Institute of Technology, Napier, New Zealand;Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA;Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA
Venue:
Proceedings of the 29th ACM international conference on Design of communication
Year:
2011

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Abstract

In this paper, we describe the issues surrounding the use of various hashtags by Twitter users who are attempting to exchange information about recent natural disasters. During these disasters, hashtag usage was somewhat mired by inconsistent formats, spellings, and word ordering. This paper argues for systems that can help bridge this issue by creating participant-centered data streams that can collect and re-route these conversations.