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Model Perspective
Model Perspective
Jan 14, 2026 · Fundamentals

Why Some Celebrity Gaffes Explode: An SIR Model of Social Media Virality

The article applies the epidemiological SIR model to explain how a celebrity's comment about household income sparked a massive online controversy, analyzing the high transmission rate, low recovery rate, and resulting risk factors that kept the story alive far beyond a typical news cycle.

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Why Some Celebrity Gaffes Explode: An SIR Model of Social Media Virality
Model Perspective
Model Perspective
Jul 9, 2025 · Fundamentals

Unlocking Social Network Power: How Centrality Shapes Your Influence

This article explains the concept of centrality in social networks, describes degree, betweenness, and eigenvector centralities, presents a Python simulation showing how high‑centrality nodes receive information faster, and offers practical strategies to improve one’s position and influence within a network.

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Unlocking Social Network Power: How Centrality Shapes Your Influence
Model Perspective
Model Perspective
Oct 8, 2023 · Fundamentals

How Do Information Cascades Spread in Social Networks? Models & Simulations

This article examines information diffusion in social networks by introducing the Independent Cascade and Linear Threshold models, discussing network structures, the influence maximization problem, and presenting a simulation experiment that quantifies spread under varying probabilities.

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How Do Information Cascades Spread in Social Networks? Models & Simulations