How People use Twitter in Different Languages

Publication Type  Conference Paper
Author  Weerkamp W., Carter S., Tsagkias E.
Year of Publication  2011
Conference Name  Web Science 2011
Month Published  June
Publisher  ACM
Conference Location  Koblenz
Abstract  

In this paper we describe how Twitter is used in various languages. We observe notable differences between languages regarding the use of hashtags, links, mentions, and conversations. We propose two dimensions that can be used to classify languages, each of which is likely to require different ways of analysis.

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