Topic-Based Clusters in Egocentric Networks on Facebook

Authors

  • Lilian Weng Indiana University Bloomington
  • Thomas Lento Facebook

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1609/icwsm.v8i1.14577

Keywords:

homophily, egocentric network, Facebook, topic, topic interests, social circles

Abstract

Homophily suggests that people tend to befriend others with shared traits, such as similar topical interests or overlapping social circles. We study how people communicate online in term of conversation topics from an egocentric viewpoint using a dataset from Facebook. We find that friends who favor similar topics form topic-based clusters; these clusters have dense connectivities, large growth rates, and little overlap.

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Published

2014-05-16

How to Cite

Weng, L., & Lento, T. (2014). Topic-Based Clusters in Egocentric Networks on Facebook. Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media, 8(1), 623-626. https://doi.org/10.1609/icwsm.v8i1.14577

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2014): Eighth International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media

Section

Poster Papers