User behavior in the Twittersphere: Content analysis of tweets on Charlie Hebdo attacks
Ilhan, Aylin; Fietkiewicz, Katja J.
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Title
User behavior in the Twittersphere: Content analysis of tweets on Charlie Hebdo attacks
Author(s)
Ilhan, Aylin
Fietkiewicz, Katja J.
Issue Date
2017
Keyword(s)
Twitter
Social media
Terrorist attacks
Content analysis
User behavior
Abstract
The 7th January 2015 is coined by the attacks on Charlie Hebdo in Paris. A lot of people all over the world showed their solidarity and their emotions by publishing tweets with the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie and #CharlieHebdo. This study aims at answering, among others, the following questions: What do Twitter users share and whom do they mention while commenting on terrorist attacks? What are the most frequently used hashtags? Based on the literature review, the count of retweets can be influenced by different aspects. This research investigates factors influencing retweeting of tweets on Charlie Hebdo attacks. Furthermore, it sets a first step into the content analysis of tweets on Charlie Hebdo attacks and gives a preliminary impression about the user behavior on Twitter.
Publisher
iSchools
Series/Report Name or Number
iConference 2017 Proceedings
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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Copyright 2017 Aylin Ilhan and Katja J. Fietkiewicz
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