130 Million Tweets Everyday are not Worth Reading, Researchers Find

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Account holders admit only a third of the tweets they receive are of any interest, the rest are either actively disliked or forgotten almost immediately. They particular hate too many hashtags, being told where someone is every time they go out and lots of moaning and complaining, the study, by Kurt Luther (Interactive Computing) and other researchers, found. Source: The Telegraph

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College of Computing, School of Interactive Computing

Categories
Computer Science/Information Technology and Security, Digital Media and Entertainment
Keywords
Kurt Luther; Twitter; Social Media; Interactive Computing
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  • Created By: Michaelanne Dye
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Feb 3, 2012 - 7:02am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 10:25pm