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A Genetic Algorithm to Optimize a Tweet for Retweetability

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Ronald Hochreiter, Christoph Waldhauser

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Submitted 20 Jan 2014

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The authors' main claim When analyzing the algorithm's runtime behavior across a set of different node types, we find that the algorithm consistently succeeds in significantly improving the retweetability of a message.

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CitationChristoph Waldhauser, Ronald Hochreiter. "A Genetic Algorithm to Optimize a Tweet for Retweetability." arXiv:1401.4857 (2014). https://pith.science/paper/G7G4FKVQ
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Twitter is a popular microblogging platform. When users send out messages, other users have the ability to forward these messages to their own subgraph. Most research focuses on increasing retweetability from a node's perspective. Here, we center on improving message style to increase the chance of a message being forwarded. To this end, we simulate an artificial Twitter-like network with nodes deciding deterministically on retweeting a message or not. A genetic algorithm is used to optimize message composition, so that the reach of a message is increased. When analyzing the algorithm's runtime behavior across a set of different node types, we find that the algorithm consistently succeeds in significantly improving the retweetability of a message.

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s1 When users send out messages, other users have the ability to forward these messages to their own subgraph. background 1.00 0.05 0.02 asserted 0.81
s2 Most research focuses on increasing retweetability from a node's perspective. gap 0.59 0.04 0.02 asserted 1.00
s3 Here, we center on improving message style to increase the chance of a message being forwarded. contribution 0.96 0.45 0.07 asserted 0.84
s4 To this end, we simulate an artificial Twitter-like network with nodes deciding deterministically on retweeting a message or not. method 0.99 0.92 0.03 asserted 0.99
s5 A genetic algorithm is used to optimize message composition, so that the reach of a message is increased. method 0.98 0.87 0.13 asserted 0.98
s6 When analyzing the algorithm's runtime behavior across a set of different node types, we find that the algorithm consistently succeeds in significantly improving the retweetability of a message. result 1.00 0.96 0.88 asserted 1.00

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Twitter is a popular microblogging platform. When users send out messages, other users have the ability to forward these messages to their own subgraph. Most research focuses on increasing retweetability from a node's perspective. Here, we center on improving message style to increase the chance of a message being forwarded. To this end, we simulate an artificial Twitter-like network with nodes deciding deterministically on retweeting a message or not. A genetic algorithm is used to optimize message composition, so that the reach of a message is increased. When analyzing the algorithm's runtime behavior across a set of different node types, we find that the algorithm consistently succeeds in significantly improving the retweetability of a message.

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