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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. First post by Frank+T.+Lofaro+Jr. · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First post

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    1. Re:First post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Obviously grabbing the first post is out of your league. Try going for the last post instead.

  2. I already don't care... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I already don't care...

  3. splains why slashdot sucks... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...cause they are always three days behind dig and reddit.

    -ac.

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

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

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

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