Table 2.
Content categories for user description.
| Category | Definition |
| Celebrity | Famous people in pop culture, people that are Internet famous, people that have accounts verified by Twitter |
| Government | National Institutes of Health, CDC, political figures, etc |
| Foundation/organization | Reputable organizations such as American Heart Association |
| Reputable news source | New sources such as New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, etc |
| Everyday person | Twitter account with a reasonable amount of posts, followers, and following a reasonable amount of people; timelines span a variety of topics that are not primarily e-cigarette–related |
| E-cigarette community movement | Groups or people whose timelines are primarily devoted to e-cigarette conversation (eg, Women Who Vape, The Vape Club, John Doe with entire timeline of e-cigarette tweets) |
| Retailer | Outlets that sell e-cigarettes (online or physical) |
| Tobacco company | Companies that manufacture e-cigarettes (eg, blu, Apollo, Njoy) |
| Bot/hacked | Accounts that appear to be fake/computerized that are primarily promoting e-cigarette products (or other products); most accounts are disguised to appear as “everyday person” |