Hashtag lifespan and social networks during the london riots

Authors:
Kimberly Glasgow;Clayton Fink
Affiliations:
College of Information Studies, University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory;Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Venue:
SBP'13 Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction
Year:
2013

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Abstract

Social media is a powerful medium for rapidly sharing information and organizing response in times of crisis or extreme events. Twitter users have adopted a convention of hashtags to support this and other uses of microblogging services. Using Twitter data from the 2011 London riots, we analyze emergent social networks directly relating to response to crisis. We examine networks of riot response oriented around cleanup or prayer activities. These networks differ in size, structure, general membership, and prominent actors. We explore whether temporal patterns observed in social media, such as hashtag "lifespan," may relate to observed social processes and behaviors.