The Role of Local Influential Users in Spread of Situational Crisis Information
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Title
The Role of Local Influential Users in Spread of Situational Crisis Information
Subject
Information Spread, Online Social Networks (OSNs), User Influence, Crisis Communication, Situational Information
Description
Extensive spread of situational information is important for communities in response to crises/
disasters. Among various mechanisms affecting the spread of information on social media, influential users play a critical role in enhancing information spread. This study examines the attributes and activities of local influential users as well as their interactions with ordinary users on Twitter during 2017’s Hurricane Harvey. The results show that the influence across local in fluential users has a scale-free power law distribution and also indicates a major limitation in spreading information caused by insufficient interaction among influential users themselves. The findings suggest that influential users should play a boundary-spanning and brokerage role in addition to their information hub role in order to be more effective in enhancing the spread of situational information.
disasters. Among various mechanisms affecting the spread of information on social media, influential users play a critical role in enhancing information spread. This study examines the attributes and activities of local influential users as well as their interactions with ordinary users on Twitter during 2017’s Hurricane Harvey. The results show that the influence across local in fluential users has a scale-free power law distribution and also indicates a major limitation in spreading information caused by insufficient interaction among influential users themselves. The findings suggest that influential users should play a boundary-spanning and brokerage role in addition to their information hub role in order to be more effective in enhancing the spread of situational information.
Creator
Chao Fan, Yucheng Jiang, & Ali Mostafavi
Source
https://academic.oup.com/jcmc/article/26/2/108/6208138
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Date
22 October 2020
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Coverage
Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication 26 (2021)
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Collection
Citation
Chao Fan, Yucheng Jiang, & Ali Mostafavi, “The Role of Local Influential Users in Spread of Situational Crisis Information,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed May 21, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/8704.