Research Article

Sentiment Classification of Post-Earthquake Consumer Brand Hate on Social Media Using Machine Learning Techniques

Volume: 6 Number: 1 March 13, 2024
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Sentiment Classification of Post-Earthquake Consumer Brand Hate on Social Media Using Machine Learning Techniques

Abstract

The widespread use of social media allows consumers to evaluate brands and to get into a direct interaction with brands and other followers of the same brands. After the devastating earthquake on February 6th, 2023, in ten provinces in Turkey a social media brand hatred was observed on two global brands Netflix and Starbucks. Brands were accused of not showing the necessary sensitivity and empathy towards the affected and the brand devotees. The objective of this study is to examine and classify brand hatred in online consumer-generated content using supervised machine learning methods. While the construct of brand hate has been extensively investigated in the discipline of marketing using different data collection methodologies, this is one of the first attempts to use machine learning methods for the analysis of the phenomenon. Unlike classic polarization, the labeling process was associated with the size of brand hatred; 0 denotes neutral reactions, -1 negative emotional reactions, and -2 negative relationship reactions. Support Vector Machines (SVM) was identified as the most successful algorithm for the explanation of the phenomenon.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Machine Learning (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

March 13, 2024

Publication Date

March 13, 2024

Submission Date

November 8, 2023

Acceptance Date

November 23, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 6 Number: 1

APA
Erarslan, E., & Omerakı Çekirdekci, Ş. (2024). Sentiment Classification of Post-Earthquake Consumer Brand Hate on Social Media Using Machine Learning Techniques. Kamu Yönetimi Ve Teknoloji Dergisi, 6(1), 58-69. https://doi.org/10.58307/kaytek.1387979
AMA
1.Erarslan E, Omerakı Çekirdekci Ş. Sentiment Classification of Post-Earthquake Consumer Brand Hate on Social Media Using Machine Learning Techniques. KAYTEK. 2024;6(1):58-69. doi:10.58307/kaytek.1387979
Chicago
Erarslan, Esra, and Şahver Omerakı Çekirdekci. 2024. “Sentiment Classification of Post-Earthquake Consumer Brand Hate on Social Media Using Machine Learning Techniques”. Kamu Yönetimi Ve Teknoloji Dergisi 6 (1): 58-69. https://doi.org/10.58307/kaytek.1387979.
EndNote
Erarslan E, Omerakı Çekirdekci Ş (March 1, 2024) Sentiment Classification of Post-Earthquake Consumer Brand Hate on Social Media Using Machine Learning Techniques. Kamu Yönetimi ve Teknoloji Dergisi 6 1 58–69.
IEEE
[1]E. Erarslan and Ş. Omerakı Çekirdekci, “Sentiment Classification of Post-Earthquake Consumer Brand Hate on Social Media Using Machine Learning Techniques”, KAYTEK, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 58–69, Mar. 2024, doi: 10.58307/kaytek.1387979.
ISNAD
Erarslan, Esra - Omerakı Çekirdekci, Şahver. “Sentiment Classification of Post-Earthquake Consumer Brand Hate on Social Media Using Machine Learning Techniques”. Kamu Yönetimi ve Teknoloji Dergisi 6/1 (March 1, 2024): 58-69. https://doi.org/10.58307/kaytek.1387979.
JAMA
1.Erarslan E, Omerakı Çekirdekci Ş. Sentiment Classification of Post-Earthquake Consumer Brand Hate on Social Media Using Machine Learning Techniques. KAYTEK. 2024;6:58–69.
MLA
Erarslan, Esra, and Şahver Omerakı Çekirdekci. “Sentiment Classification of Post-Earthquake Consumer Brand Hate on Social Media Using Machine Learning Techniques”. Kamu Yönetimi Ve Teknoloji Dergisi, vol. 6, no. 1, Mar. 2024, pp. 58-69, doi:10.58307/kaytek.1387979.
Vancouver
1.Esra Erarslan, Şahver Omerakı Çekirdekci. Sentiment Classification of Post-Earthquake Consumer Brand Hate on Social Media Using Machine Learning Techniques. KAYTEK. 2024 Mar. 1;6(1):58-69. doi:10.58307/kaytek.1387979