Business Faculty Publications

User and Content Characteristics of Public Tweets Referencing Little Cigars

Mary M. Step
Cheryl C. Bracken, Cleveland State University
Erika S. Trapl
Susan A. Flocke

Abstract

The article discusses a mixed-methods study that assesses the content of public tweets and profile photographs sampled from a search of 2 little cigars and cigarillos brands Black & Mild and Swisher Sweets. Study highlights include thematic analysis of the tweets via an iterative immersion and crystallization method, ways in which coding categories were developed, and a table that outlines Twitter user characteristics as observed in profile pictures.