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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. How long ago was this article posted? by penguinstorm · · Score: 0, Redundant

    'nuff said.

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  2. old hat? by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Most news becomes old hat within a day and a half of being posted...

    Which is where sites like slashdot come into play. Thanks to the dutiful work of the editors, stories that are weeks, months, and sometimes even years old, are often given a new lease on life.

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  3. Uninterested already... by typobox43 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    From the article: "7 July 2006"

    Yup... way to stay on top of things.