Abstract:Trending topics in any social networking site are those specific trends that are most popular and talked about at that point in time. The emergence, survival and eventual fading away of a trend are a function of various factors. In this paper, an exhaustive list of determinants is pioneered with respect to the survival of a trend. Using the first determinant, Interest Over Time, and utilizing sentiment analysis over the textual data associated with the trend, the longevity of a trend is predicted. Additionally… Show more
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