HP Labs: Digg and the collective attention
There’s an interesting new study published by HP’s Information Dynamics Lab: Novelty and Collective Attention. It’s a mathematical analysis of Digg. The authors attempt to predict the attention span of a mob of diggers, and how long they keep a new “front page” story on the front page. The conclusion: 69 minutes.
Reacting to this study, Andy Warhol is quoted, “69 is the new 15″.
Tags: HP, Digg, Andy-Warhol
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