A Comparison of Fundamental Network Formation Principles Between Offline and Online Friends on Twitter

• Main Authors: NATALI, Felicia, ZHU, Feida
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: Network formation; Offline friends; Online friends; Twitter Social network; Offline friends prediction; Machine learning; Offline online; Databases and Information Systems; Social Media
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/3134; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/4134/viewcontent/ComparisonNetworkFormation_Twitter_2016_afv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

We investigate the differences between how some of the fundamental principles of network formation apply among offline friends and how they apply among online friends on Twitter. We consider three fundamental principles of network formation proposed by Schaefer et al.: reciprocity, popularity, and t...