Rumor Diffusion in an Interests-Based Dynamic Social Network

To research rumor diffusion in social friend network, based on interests, a dynamic friend network is proposed, which has the characteristics of clustering and community, and a diffusion model is also proposed. With this friend network and rumor diffusion model, based on the zombie-city model, some...

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Main Authors: Mingsheng Tang, Xinjun Mao, Zahia Guessoum, Huiping Zhou
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/824505
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description To research rumor diffusion in social friend network, based on interests, a dynamic friend network is proposed, which has the characteristics of clustering and community, and a diffusion model is also proposed. With this friend network and rumor diffusion model, based on the zombie-city model, some simulation experiments to analyze the characteristics of rumor diffusion in social friend networks have been conducted. The results show some interesting observations: (1) positive information may evolve to become a rumor through the diffusion process that people may modify the information by word of mouth; (2) with the same average degree, a random social network has a smaller clustering coefficient and is more beneficial for rumor diffusion than the dynamic friend network; (3) a rumor is spread more widely in a social network with a smaller global clustering coefficient than in a social network with a larger global clustering coefficient; and (4) a network with a smaller clustering coefficient has a larger efficiency.
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spelling doaj-art-0c50d4055e8f4cc1a61703cec35ebf9f2025-08-20T03:54:19ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2013-01-01201310.1155/2013/824505824505Rumor Diffusion in an Interests-Based Dynamic Social NetworkMingsheng Tang0Xinjun Mao1Zahia Guessoum2Huiping Zhou3College of Computer, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, ChinaCollege of Computer, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, ChinaLIP 6, Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris, 75006 Paris, FranceCollege of Computer, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, ChinaTo research rumor diffusion in social friend network, based on interests, a dynamic friend network is proposed, which has the characteristics of clustering and community, and a diffusion model is also proposed. With this friend network and rumor diffusion model, based on the zombie-city model, some simulation experiments to analyze the characteristics of rumor diffusion in social friend networks have been conducted. The results show some interesting observations: (1) positive information may evolve to become a rumor through the diffusion process that people may modify the information by word of mouth; (2) with the same average degree, a random social network has a smaller clustering coefficient and is more beneficial for rumor diffusion than the dynamic friend network; (3) a rumor is spread more widely in a social network with a smaller global clustering coefficient than in a social network with a larger global clustering coefficient; and (4) a network with a smaller clustering coefficient has a larger efficiency.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/824505
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