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An Analysis of Unsounded Code Strings in Online Messages of a Q&A Site and a Micro Blog

Authors:
Kunihiro Nakajima
Subaru Nakayama
Yasuhiko Watanabe
Kenji Umemoto
Ryo Nishimura
Yoshihiro Okada

Keywords: unsounded code string; micro blog; twitter; Q&A site; Yahoo! chiebukuro.

Abstract:
In this study, we compare answers in a Q&A site with messages in a micro blog and discuss how we use unsounded code strings at the end of online messages. We first show that unsounded code strings at the end of answers in a Q&A site are used not only smooth communication but an other purpose, minimum length limit avoidance. Next, we show that the length of unsounded code strings at the end of answers in a Q&A site, which are used for smooth communication, have a similar distribution pattern to those of messages in a micro blog. On the other hand, the length of unsounded code strings used for minimum length limit avoidance have a different distribution pattern. In this study, we used the data of Yahoo! chiebukuro, a widely-used Japanese Q&A site, and twitter for observation and examination.

Pages: 32 to 37

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: July 21, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-443X

ISBN: 978-1-61208-285-1

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from July 21, 2013 to July 26, 2013