Studying anonymous health issues and substance use on college campuses with Yik Yak

Animesh Koratana; Mark Dredze; Margaret S. Chisolm; Matthew W. Johnson; Michael J. Paul

Studying anonymous health issues and substance use on college campuses with Yik Yak

Animesh Koratana, Mark Dredze, Margaret S. Chisolm, Matthew W. Johnson, Michael J. Paul

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Abstract

This study investigates the public health intelligence utility of Yik Yak, a social media platform that allows users to anonymously post and view messages within precise geographic locations. Our dataset contains 122,179 "yaks" collected from 120 college campuses across the United States during 2015. We first present an exploratory analysis of the topics commonly discussed in Yik Yak, clarifying the health issues for which this may serve as a source of information. We then present an in-depth content analysis of data describing substance use, an important public health issue that is not often discussed in public social media, but commonly discussed on Yik Yak under the cloak of anonymity.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	WS-16-01
Subtitle of host publication	Artificial Intelligence Applied to Assistive Technologies and Smart Environments; WS-16-02: AI, Ethics, and Society; WS-16-03: Artificial Intelligence for Cyber Security; WS-16-04: Artificial Intelligence for Smart Grids and Smart Buildings; WS-16-05: Beyond NP; WS-16-06: Computer Poker and Imperfect Information Games; WS-16-07: Declarative Learning Based Programming; WS-16-08: Expanding the Boundaries of Health Informatics Using AI; WS-16-09: Incentives and Trust in Electronic Communities; WS-16-10: Knowledge Extraction from Text; WS-16-11: Multiagent Interaction without Prior Coordination; WS-16-12: Planning for Hybrid Systems; WS-16-13: Scholarly Big Data: AI Perspectives, Challenges, and Ideas; WS-16-14: Symbiotic Cognitive Systems; WS-16-15: World Wide Web and Population Health Intelligence
Publisher	AI Access Foundation
Pages	778-782
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781577357599
State	Published - 2016
Event	30th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, AAAI 2016 - Phoenix, United States Duration: Feb 12 2016 → Feb 13 2016

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Name	AAAI Workshop - Technical Report
Volume	WS-16-01 - WS-16-15

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Other	30th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, AAAI 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	Phoenix
Period	2/12/16 → 2/13/16

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Koratana, A., Dredze, M., Chisolm, M. S., Johnson, M. W., & Paul, M. J. (2016). Studying anonymous health issues and substance use on college campuses with Yik Yak. In WS-16-01: Artificial Intelligence Applied to Assistive Technologies and Smart Environments; WS-16-02: AI, Ethics, and Society; WS-16-03: Artificial Intelligence for Cyber Security; WS-16-04: Artificial Intelligence for Smart Grids and Smart Buildings; WS-16-05: Beyond NP; WS-16-06: Computer Poker and Imperfect Information Games; WS-16-07: Declarative Learning Based Programming; WS-16-08: Expanding the Boundaries of Health Informatics Using AI; WS-16-09: Incentives and Trust in Electronic Communities; WS-16-10: Knowledge Extraction from Text; WS-16-11: Multiagent Interaction without Prior Coordination; WS-16-12: Planning for Hybrid Systems; WS-16-13: Scholarly Big Data: AI Perspectives, Challenges, and Ideas; WS-16-14: Symbiotic Cognitive Systems; WS-16-15: World Wide Web and Population Health Intelligence (pp. 778-782). (AAAI Workshop - Technical Report; Vol. WS-16-01 - WS-16-15). AI Access Foundation.

Studying anonymous health issues and substance use on college campuses with Yik Yak. / Koratana, Animesh; Dredze, Mark ; Chisolm, Margaret S. et al.
WS-16-01: Artificial Intelligence Applied to Assistive Technologies and Smart Environments; WS-16-02: AI, Ethics, and Society; WS-16-03: Artificial Intelligence for Cyber Security; WS-16-04: Artificial Intelligence for Smart Grids and Smart Buildings; WS-16-05: Beyond NP; WS-16-06: Computer Poker and Imperfect Information Games; WS-16-07: Declarative Learning Based Programming; WS-16-08: Expanding the Boundaries of Health Informatics Using AI; WS-16-09: Incentives and Trust in Electronic Communities; WS-16-10: Knowledge Extraction from Text; WS-16-11: Multiagent Interaction without Prior Coordination; WS-16-12: Planning for Hybrid Systems; WS-16-13: Scholarly Big Data: AI Perspectives, Challenges, and Ideas; WS-16-14: Symbiotic Cognitive Systems; WS-16-15: World Wide Web and Population Health Intelligence. AI Access Foundation, 2016. p. 778-782 (AAAI Workshop - Technical Report; Vol. WS-16-01 - WS-16-15).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Koratana, A, Dredze, M , Chisolm, MS , Johnson, MW & Paul, MJ 2016, Studying anonymous health issues and substance use on college campuses with Yik Yak. in WS-16-01: Artificial Intelligence Applied to Assistive Technologies and Smart Environments; WS-16-02: AI, Ethics, and Society; WS-16-03: Artificial Intelligence for Cyber Security; WS-16-04: Artificial Intelligence for Smart Grids and Smart Buildings; WS-16-05: Beyond NP; WS-16-06: Computer Poker and Imperfect Information Games; WS-16-07: Declarative Learning Based Programming; WS-16-08: Expanding the Boundaries of Health Informatics Using AI; WS-16-09: Incentives and Trust in Electronic Communities; WS-16-10: Knowledge Extraction from Text; WS-16-11: Multiagent Interaction without Prior Coordination; WS-16-12: Planning for Hybrid Systems; WS-16-13: Scholarly Big Data: AI Perspectives, Challenges, and Ideas; WS-16-14: Symbiotic Cognitive Systems; WS-16-15: World Wide Web and Population Health Intelligence. AAAI Workshop - Technical Report, vol. WS-16-01 - WS-16-15, AI Access Foundation, pp. 778-782, 30th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, AAAI 2016, Phoenix, United States, 2/12/16.

Koratana A, Dredze M , Chisolm MS , Johnson MW, Paul MJ. Studying anonymous health issues and substance use on college campuses with Yik Yak. In WS-16-01: Artificial Intelligence Applied to Assistive Technologies and Smart Environments; WS-16-02: AI, Ethics, and Society; WS-16-03: Artificial Intelligence for Cyber Security; WS-16-04: Artificial Intelligence for Smart Grids and Smart Buildings; WS-16-05: Beyond NP; WS-16-06: Computer Poker and Imperfect Information Games; WS-16-07: Declarative Learning Based Programming; WS-16-08: Expanding the Boundaries of Health Informatics Using AI; WS-16-09: Incentives and Trust in Electronic Communities; WS-16-10: Knowledge Extraction from Text; WS-16-11: Multiagent Interaction without Prior Coordination; WS-16-12: Planning for Hybrid Systems; WS-16-13: Scholarly Big Data: AI Perspectives, Challenges, and Ideas; WS-16-14: Symbiotic Cognitive Systems; WS-16-15: World Wide Web and Population Health Intelligence. AI Access Foundation. 2016. p. 778-782. (AAAI Workshop - Technical Report).

Koratana, Animesh ; Dredze, Mark ; Chisolm, Margaret S. et al. / Studying anonymous health issues and substance use on college campuses with Yik Yak. WS-16-01: Artificial Intelligence Applied to Assistive Technologies and Smart Environments; WS-16-02: AI, Ethics, and Society; WS-16-03: Artificial Intelligence for Cyber Security; WS-16-04: Artificial Intelligence for Smart Grids and Smart Buildings; WS-16-05: Beyond NP; WS-16-06: Computer Poker and Imperfect Information Games; WS-16-07: Declarative Learning Based Programming; WS-16-08: Expanding the Boundaries of Health Informatics Using AI; WS-16-09: Incentives and Trust in Electronic Communities; WS-16-10: Knowledge Extraction from Text; WS-16-11: Multiagent Interaction without Prior Coordination; WS-16-12: Planning for Hybrid Systems; WS-16-13: Scholarly Big Data: AI Perspectives, Challenges, and Ideas; WS-16-14: Symbiotic Cognitive Systems; WS-16-15: World Wide Web and Population Health Intelligence. AI Access Foundation, 2016. pp. 778-782 (AAAI Workshop - Technical Report).

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