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. 2015 Oct 27;17(10):e243. doi: 10.2196/jmir.4969

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”