From past to present: Spam detection and identifying opinion leaders in social networks

Ayşe Berna Altınel Girgin; Gizem Gümüşçekiçci

From past to present: Spam detection and identifying opinion leaders in social networks

Abstract

On microblogging sites, which are gaining more and more users every day, a wide range of ideas are quickly emerging, spreading, and creating interactive environments. In some cases, in Turkey as well as in the rest of the world, it was noticed that events were published on microblogging sites before appearing in visual, audio and printed news sources. Thanks to the rapid flow of information in social networks, it can reach millions of people in seconds. In this context, social media can be seen as one of the most important sources of information affecting public opinion. Since the information in social networks became accessible, research started to be conducted using the information on the social networks. While the studies about spam detection and identification of opinion leaders gained popularity, surveys about these topics began to be published. This study also shows the importance of spam detection and identification of opinion leaders in social networks. It is seen that the data collected from social platforms, especially in recent years, has sourced many state-of-art applications. There are independent surveys that focus on filtering the spam content and detecting influencers on social networks. This survey analyzes both spam detection studies and opinion leader identification and categorizes these studies by their methodologies. As far as we know there is no survey that contains approaches for both spam detection and opinion leader identification in social networks. This survey contains an overview of the past and recent advances in both spam detection and opinion leader identification studies in social networks. Furthermore, readers of this survey have the opportunity of understanding general aspects of different studies about spam detection and opinion leader identification while observing key points and comparisons of these studies.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Review

Authors

Ayşe Berna Altınel Girgin ^* This is me
0000-0001-5544-0925
Türkiye

Gizem Gümüşçekiçci This is me
0000-0002-9502-7817
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 6, 2022

Submission Date

November 17, 2020

Acceptance Date

October 8, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 40 Number: 2

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https://izlik.org/JA47HA72DB

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Altınel Girgin, A. B., & Gümüşçekiçci, G. (2022). From past to present: Spam detection and identifying opinion leaders in social networks. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences, 40(2), 441-463. https://izlik.org/JA47HA72DB

AMA

1.Altınel Girgin AB, Gümüşçekiçci G. From past to present: Spam detection and identifying opinion leaders in social networks. SIGMA. 2022;40(2):441-463. https://izlik.org/JA47HA72DB

Chicago

Altınel Girgin, Ayşe Berna, and Gizem Gümüşçekiçci. 2022. “From past to Present: Spam Detection and Identifying Opinion Leaders in Social Networks”. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences 40 (2): 441-63. https://izlik.org/JA47HA72DB.

EndNote

Altınel Girgin AB, Gümüşçekiçci G (June 1, 2022) From past to present: Spam detection and identifying opinion leaders in social networks. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences 40 2 441–463.

IEEE

[1]A. B. Altınel Girgin and G. Gümüşçekiçci, “From past to present: Spam detection and identifying opinion leaders in social networks”, SIGMA, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 441–463, June 2022, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA47HA72DB

ISNAD

Altınel Girgin, Ayşe Berna - Gümüşçekiçci, Gizem. “From past to Present: Spam Detection and Identifying Opinion Leaders in Social Networks”. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences 40/2 (June 1, 2022): 441-463. https://izlik.org/JA47HA72DB.

JAMA

1.Altınel Girgin AB, Gümüşçekiçci G. From past to present: Spam detection and identifying opinion leaders in social networks. SIGMA. 2022;40:441–463.

MLA

Altınel Girgin, Ayşe Berna, and Gizem Gümüşçekiçci. “From past to Present: Spam Detection and Identifying Opinion Leaders in Social Networks”. Sigma Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences, vol. 40, no. 2, June 2022, pp. 441-63, https://izlik.org/JA47HA72DB.

Vancouver

1.Ayşe Berna Altınel Girgin, Gizem Gümüşçekiçci. From past to present: Spam detection and identifying opinion leaders in social networks. SIGMA [Internet]. 2022 Jun. 1;40(2):441-63. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA47HA72DB