Characterizing Video Responses in Social Networks

Analysis of Video Responses in Social Networks: A Case Study of YouTube Authors: Fabricio Benevenuto, Fernando Duarte, Tiago Rodrigues, Virgilio Almeida, Jussara Almeida, Keith Ross Affiliations: Computer Science Department, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY, USA Abstract: Video-sharing platforms such as YouTube have implemented a video response feature to foster social interactions between users. This paper presents an analysis of over 3.4 million videos and 400,000 video responses collected from YouTube over a seven-day period, focusing on characteristics such as popularity, duration,