[Air-L] length of Facebook comments

[mariza georgalou]

Dear all,

Are you aware of any (academic) sources referring to the average length (in
words) of a Facebook comment?

I'm writing a paper on expressing opinions on Facebook during times of
crisis. Based on personal experience, I would say that Facebook comments
which concern mundane things tend to be short. But when it comes to
socio-political issues, I see much longer comments. I would be interested
in any studies/sources that could back up this observation.

Many thanks.

Mariza
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Mariza Georgalou
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Political Science and International Relations
University of Peloponnese
www.marizageorgalou.com