Online opinion formation and social interactions

Lu Yan; Roch Guerin; Kartik Hosanagar; Yong Tan; Santosh Venkatesh

Online opinion formation and social interactions

Lu Yan
, Roch Guerin
, Kartik Hosanagar
, Yong Tan
, Santosh Venkatesh

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In this paper we examine how opinions are formed when users are influenced by the opinions of others. Using a 5-year panel data set of online discussions on financial topics, we find the empirical evidence of the social influence of prior opinions on the formation and evolution of subsequent opinions. Specifically, WHO (the social role of the user) said WHAT (the quality of the information) and WHEN (the timing of comment being made) are found to have significant impact. One of the main contributions of this work is that our empirical approach can be used to calculate the "weights" of the influence network and predict the outcomes of social interactions.

Original language	English
Pages	199-204
Number of pages	6
State	Published - 2012
Event	22nd Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems, WITS 2012 - Orlando, FL, United States Duration: Dec 15 2012 → Dec 16 2012

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Conference	22nd Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems, WITS 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando, FL
Period	12/15/12 → 12/16/12

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