Browsing Theses by Subject "Twitter"
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An Analysis on The Network Structure of Influential Communities in Twitter
(University of Waterloo, 2019-02-21)Over the past years online social networks have become a major target for marketing strategies, generating a need for methods to efficiently spread information through these networks. Close knit communities have developed ... -
Health Misinformation in Search and Social Media
(University of Waterloo, 2019-11-28)People increasingly rely on the Internet in order to search for and share health-related information. Indeed, searching for and sharing information about medical treatments are among the most frequent uses of online data. ... -
Masks and Caricatures: Prosopopoeia, Ethopoeia, and the Effect of Social Media on Canadian Political Leaders’ Debates
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-20)This dissertation examines the recent effect of social media on televised political leaders’ debates through the lens of ethos. It features two case studies from two Canadian federal elections: the 2015 Maclean’s Leaders’ ... -
Public Attention to Environmental Hazards
(University of Waterloo, 2017-11-21)Although public attention has been noted as being influential within the hazard-response cycle, it has received almost no consideration within the risk and hazards literature. This is surprising, as attention is often noted ... -
SoMeIL: A social media infodemic listening for public health behaviours conceptual framework
(University of Waterloo, 2023-10-10)Introduction The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has escalated health infodemics given substantially digitalized daily life since the pandemic began. The number of social media users has skyrocketed. However, ...