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Physicists Find Users Uninterested After 36 Hours

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the yawn-show-me-something-new dept.

SuperGrads writes "Statistical physicists working in the US and Hungary have found that the number of people reading a particular news story on the web decreases with time by a power law rather than exponentially as was previously thought. The finding has implications for the study of information flow in social networks, marketing and web design."

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  1. Re:In related news by ericdano · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Except when it is a DUPE, as happens regularly on Slashdot.

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  2. This is what happens... by Alexandra+Erenhart · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... when there are NO interesting news to post on Slashdot :(