New York, Feb 20 (Ians) The use of the words like sacrifice, share and help more than doubled on Twitter and Google from before the pandemic to the period after March 13, according to new research, saying that internet trends suggest Covid-19 spurred a return to earlier values and activities among people.
Researchers from University of California-Los Angeles and Harvard University analysed how two types of internet activity changed in the US for 10 weeks before and 10 weeks after March 13, 2020.
One was Google searches and the other was the phrasing of more than a half-billion words and phrases posted on Twitter, blogs and internet forums.
Patricia Greenfield, a UCLA distinguished professor of psychology and senior author of the research, said the study determined that the pandemic inspired a resurgence of community-oriented values, with people thinking more about supporting one another.
Use of the word "help" on Twitter increased by 37% in the period after...
Researchers from University of California-Los Angeles and Harvard University analysed how two types of internet activity changed in the US for 10 weeks before and 10 weeks after March 13, 2020.
One was Google searches and the other was the phrasing of more than a half-billion words and phrases posted on Twitter, blogs and internet forums.
Patricia Greenfield, a UCLA distinguished professor of psychology and senior author of the research, said the study determined that the pandemic inspired a resurgence of community-oriented values, with people thinking more about supporting one another.
Use of the word "help" on Twitter increased by 37% in the period after...
- 2/20/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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