COVID-19 tweet links: a preliminary investigation of type and relevance

COVID-19 tweet links: a preliminary investigation of type and relevance

We conducted an exploratory study of the links found in Twitter tweets. Our results showed that the largest category of tweet links was social media platforms followed by alternative news sites. Government agencies and educational institutions were under-represented. In terms of relevance, about 75%...

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Main Authors: Goh, Dion Hoe-Lian, Lee, Chei Sian, Zheng, Han, Theng, Yin Leng
Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
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Social sciences::Communication
COVID-19
Tweets
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168885
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1688852023-06-21T05:38:51Z COVID-19 tweet links: a preliminary investigation of type and relevance Goh, Dion Hoe-Lian Lee, Chei Sian Zheng, Han Theng, Yin Leng Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Social sciences::Communication COVID-19 Tweets We conducted an exploratory study of the links found in Twitter tweets. Our results showed that the largest category of tweet links was social media platforms followed by alternative news sites. Government agencies and educational institutions were under-represented. In terms of relevance, about 75% of the links were related to COVID-19 but disappointingly, only 40% of the links were directly related to their respective tweets' topics. 2023-06-21T05:38:51Z 2023-06-21T05:38:51Z 2022 Journal Article Goh, D. H., Lee, C. S., Zheng, H. & Theng, Y. L. (2022). COVID-19 tweet links: a preliminary investigation of type and relevance. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 59(1), 693-695. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pra2.693 2373-9231 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168885 10.1002/pra2.693 36714428 2-s2.0-85148466925 1 59 693 695 en Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology Author(s) retain copyright, but ASIS&T receives an exclusive publication license.
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topic Social sciences::Communication
COVID-19
Tweets
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COVID-19
Tweets
Goh, Dion Hoe-Lian
Lee, Chei Sian
Zheng, Han
Theng, Yin Leng
COVID-19 tweet links: a preliminary investigation of type and relevance
description We conducted an exploratory study of the links found in Twitter tweets. Our results showed that the largest category of tweet links was social media platforms followed by alternative news sites. Government agencies and educational institutions were under-represented. In terms of relevance, about 75% of the links were related to COVID-19 but disappointingly, only 40% of the links were directly related to their respective tweets' topics.
author2 Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
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Goh, Dion Hoe-Lian
Lee, Chei Sian
Zheng, Han
Theng, Yin Leng
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author Goh, Dion Hoe-Lian
Lee, Chei Sian
Zheng, Han
Theng, Yin Leng
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title COVID-19 tweet links: a preliminary investigation of type and relevance
title_short COVID-19 tweet links: a preliminary investigation of type and relevance
title_full COVID-19 tweet links: a preliminary investigation of type and relevance
title_fullStr COVID-19 tweet links: a preliminary investigation of type and relevance
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 tweet links: a preliminary investigation of type and relevance
title_sort covid-19 tweet links: a preliminary investigation of type and relevance
publishDate 2023
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168885
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