We spent six years scouring billions of links, and found the web is both expanding and shrinking
https://techxplore.com/news/2021-04-spent-years-scouring-billions-links.html
A few interesting stats in there:
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We examined new domains that were continually referenced or linked-to in social media after their first appearance. We found that while almost 40% of the domains created 2006 were active five years on, only a little more than 3% of those created in 2015 remain active today.
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QuoteIn one select case study, we show that the volume of online attention to the company Tesla is predictive of its enterprise value four to twelve months in advance.
( from the original paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0249993 )