In this study, we examined the time interval between posting social media content and searches related to seasonal events. The analysis was performed using a mathematical model of searching behavior in theoretical sociophysics. Regarding seasonal topics, we selected "Christmas", "Halloween", "Countdown to New Year ". We examined the influence of blogs and Twitter posts based on the search behavior. Common features were found in the search behavior in terms of the influence from Blogs and Twitter for the Christmas, Halloween and Countdown topics.

Topics
Internet, Mathematical modeling, News and events
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