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Does Sentiment Among Users in Online Social Networks Polarize or Balance Out? A Sociological Perspective Using Social Network Analysis

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Cyberemotions

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Users express and share sentiments electronically when they communicate within online social network applications. One way to analyze such interdependent data is focusing on the inter-user relationships by applying a sociological perspective based on social network analysis. Existing studies examined the existence or distribution of sentiments in online communication at a general level or in small observed groups.

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This work was supported by EU FP7; Theme 3: Science of complex systems for socially intelligent ICT: Project Collective Emotions in Cyberspace—CYBEREMOTIONS.

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  1. Department of IT Management, Copenhagen Business School, Howitzvej 60, DK-2000, Frederiksberg, Denmark

    Matthias Trier

  2. Technische Universität Berlin, Einsteinufer 17, 10587, Berlin, Germany

    Robert Hillmann

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Trier, M., Hillmann, R. (2017). Does Sentiment Among Users in Online Social Networks Polarize or Balance Out? A Sociological Perspective Using Social Network Analysis. In: Holyst, J. (eds) Cyberemotions. Understanding Complex Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43639-5_12

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