@inproceedings{867e650a0e50411689f2c1f138093e0d,
title = "A sociotechnical view of information diffusion and social changes: From reprint to retweet",
abstract = "This research in progress study explores the role of Twitter during the 2011 Egypt revolution. Drawing on a research method of historians who investigated the role of print technology during the Protestant Reformation in Western Europe during the early 16th century, we explicate the socio-technical implications of information diffusion through retweeting during radical social changes. Through retweet analysis, we identify inseparable dynamics of (1) existence of a few opinion leaders, (2) a large number of supporting individuals, and (3) the emergence of attendant collective sensemaking process as a critical antecedent of radical social changes.",
keywords = "Collective sense-making, Information diffusion, Print technology, Social changes, Social media, The 2011 egypt revolution, Twitter",
author = "Onook Oh and Nargess Tahmasbi and Rao, \{H. Raghav\} and \{de Vreede\}, \{Gert Jan\}",
year = "2012",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781627486040",
series = "International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2012",
pages = "3686--3696",
booktitle = "International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2012",
note = "International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2012 ; Conference date: 16-12-2012 Through 19-12-2012",
}