More Detailed Patterns In Status Updates Found
Word choice in status updates follows patterns based on age, number of friends and time of day, according to new findings from the Facebook data team.
Facebook’s data team reports that word choice in status updates follows patterns based on age, number of friends and time of day. Diction influences the number of likes and comments that an update gets.
To study diction, or word choice, the Facebook data team relied on 68 different categories. Some refer to parts of speech, like nouns and verbs; others have an emotion in common, like sadness or anger; and others are topical groups, like school, work, or religion.
These
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