Online Discussion on #KidneyStones: A Longitudinal Assessment of Activity, Users and Content.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Twitter is a popular microblogging platform for the rapid dissemination of information and reciprocal exchange in the urological field. We aimed to assess the activity, users and content of the online discussion, #KidneyStones, on Twitter.

Methods

We investigated the Symplur Signals analytics tool for Twitter data distributed via the #KidneyStones hashtag over a one year period. Activity analysis reflected overall activity and tweet enhancements. We assessed users' geolocations and performed an influencer analysis. Content analysis included the most frequently used words, tweet sentiment and shares for top tweets.

Results

3,426 users generated over 10,333 tweets, which were frequently accompanied by links (49%), mentions (30%) and photos (13%). Users came

SUBMITTER: Salem J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4990296 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature