Marco Delmastro

Jan 15, 2025 | journals.plos.org | Emanuele Brugnoli |Marco Delmastro |Ca’ Foscari

ConclusionsCommunication plays a pivotal role in the representation of reality and thus in the formation of opinions and the orientation of individual behavior, especially on the web. The internet and social media platforms offer vast opportunities for user interaction but also serve as significant channels for the dissemination of inaccurate or intentionally deceptive information.

Jun 20, 2024 | bmj.com | Fabiana Zollo |Andrea Baronchelli |Cornelia Betsch |Marco Delmastro

Fabiana Zollo, professor12, Andrea Baronchelli, professor3, Cornelia Betsch, professor45, Marco Delmastro, research fellow16, Walter Quattrociocchi, professor7 1Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy 2New Institute Centre for Environmental Humanities, Venice, Italy 3City University of London, London, United Kingdom 4University of Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany 5Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany 6Enrico Fermi Center for Study and Research, Rome, Italy 7Sapienza...

May 19, 2024 | growkudos.com | Antonio Scala |Marco Delmastro |Charlie Rapple

What is it about? Our paper explores how social networks like Facebook and Instagram grow and increase in value. Traditionally, network value was thought to grow in simple patterns based on the number of users and their connections. However, our research shows that modern networks, which form many user groups, grow much faster and in more complex ways.

May 19, 2024 | growkudos.com | Antonio Scala |Marco Delmastro |Charlie Rapple

What is it about? Our paper explores how social networks like Facebook and Instagram grow and increase in value. Traditionally, network value was thought to grow in simple patterns based on the number of users and their connections. However, our research shows that modern networks, which form many user groups, grow much faster and in more complex ways.

Jan 18, 2023 | nature.com | Marco Delmastro

AbstractNetworks have always played a special role for human beings in shaping social relations, forming public opinion, and driving economic equilibria. Nowadays, online networked platforms dominate digital markets and capitalization leader-boards, while social networks drive public discussion.