PageRank and Twitter
Much like Google uses the PageRank formula to rank the list of websites that appear after a search, Twitter uses a very similar formula to show the content that it does. Different posts on Twitter have a different influence. Posts with higher influence tend to show up earlier in the newsfeed. In this study, researchers […]
An Interesting Take on Information Cascades
http://www.jstor.org/stable/2138632?seq=14#page_scan_tab_contents Blog post 2: The article that I found related the fragility of localized social conformity to the presence of information cascades. The researchers wanted to look at why small little events, or “shocks”, could lead to large changes in behavior among a group of people. Their model was based off of the information cascades […]
Herd Mentality in Media
Source: https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/herd-mentality-evident-media-coverage-israel-ex-wire-reporter Israel is a relevantly small country in the world, but Associated Pressed have a lot of journalists there, much more than in China and India. Also in Syria, when the war began, the entire AP presence there, and will go back as soon as it ends. Press are crowded where unusual things […]
Targeting The Incremental Visitor
Historically advertising companies have sold advertisements based on the calculated visits their ads create. This has always been difficult to quantify as it is difficult to distinguish between visitors who would have visited the site anyways, and visitors who have been attracted because of the advertisement. These previous models have been called the CPV pricing […]
Does having a massive network always imply good benfits?
https://www.webopedia.com/TERM/I/Internet.html https://psmag.com/environment/networks-changed-social-media-internet-communication-82554 The two articles highlights some of benefits to having a large network. In class we talk about having a larger network being associated with expedited communication and information sharing. I am going to convey my unpopular opinion in which go against the argument that information sharing can sometimes be just as harmful as […]
The Google Model
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/020515/business-google.asp The link above discusses the business model of google and how they generate their revenue. Perhaps surprisingly, as discussed in class, they actually generate most of their revenue from their search service, something that is free for anybody to access. At face value, this can seem a bit counter intuitive. Surely, the company would […]
The Networks Of Traffic
“https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4PW66_g6XA” Braess’s Paradox has its roots in the most fundamental forms of networks. Its applications can be used in the transportation industry to analyse complex road networks in and around major hubs. Braess’s paradox in terms of road networks states that an increase in alternative routes including separate roads or lanes would sometimes increase the […]
Terrace – Neither following the crowd nor my heart.
Terrace. Home to the most delicious burrito bowls on campus! Every day after attending my Networks lecture, I, along with a select few friends, venture to this hub of delectable food choices, each created with a uniquely explosive flavor, as well as a touch of love. While the lines may be long, I almost always […]
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