Dynamics of thematic information flows

TL;DR

This paper models the dynamics of topical information flows on the Internet using a logistic model, revealing a saturation pattern in publication activity and discussing its limitations for understanding information dissemination.

Contribution

It introduces a logistic model for the dynamics of topical data flows and analyzes the condition of topic balance and saturation effects in publication activity.

Findings

Publication intensity follows a logistic growth with saturation.

Topic balance condition relates publications to information space and time.

Limitations of the logistic model suggest avenues for future research.

Abstract

The studies of the dynamics of topical dataflow of new information in the framework of a logistic model were suggested. The condition of topic balance, when the number of publications on all topics is proportional to the information space and time, was presented. General time dependence of the publication intensity in the Internet, devoted to particular topics, was observed; unlike an exponent model, it has a saturation area. Some limitations of a logistic model were identified opening the way for further research.