Mapping Digital Discourses On Bottled Drinking Water Using Nlp, Network Analysis, And Zero-Shot Classification

Authors

  • Maryam Kassem Indonesia University of Education image/svg+xml
  • Prof. Dr. Vanessa Gaffar, SE., Ak., MBA Indonesia University of Education image/svg+xml
  • Dr. Asep Miftahuddin, S.Si., M.A.B Indonesia University of Education image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56956/2re8hr53

Keywords:

Bottled drinking water, consumer perception, natural language processing, social media analysis, sustainability

Abstract

This study aims to analyze public discourse on bottled drinking water using a multidimensional social media analytics approach. The study analyzed 531 valid public conversations collected from X/Twitter through the SocialX platform between January and April 2026. The final dataset resulted from a structured preprocessing procedure involving duplicate removal, relevance screening, and text normalization to ensure analytical quality. A multidimensional analytical framework integrating sentiment analysis, emotion analysis, text network analysis (TNA), social network analysis (SNA), trend analysis, and zero-shot classification was employed to examine public discourse from complementary perspectives. To enhance analytical reliability, automated classification outputs were supported by manual validation of a subset of the data. The findings indicate that public discourse was dominated by neutral sentiment and positive emotional expressions. While sentiment analysis showed that most conversations were informational and neutral in tone, zero-shot classification revealed a slightly positive overall perception because many neutral discussions implicitly reflected favorable evaluations of convenience, accessibility, and product usefulness. Network analysis further revealed a decentralized communication structure with multiple influential actors, whereas text network analysis identified dominant themes related to price, product quality, packaging, and sustainability. This study contributes to the consumer behavior, digital communication, and sustainability literature by demonstrating the value of integrating multiple computational social media analytics techniques to capture naturally occurring consumer discourse beyond conventional survey-based approaches. Nevertheless, the findings should be interpreted within the context of a single social media platform and a relatively short observation period.

 

Author Biographies

  • Maryam Kassem, Indonesia University of Education

    Maryam Kassem is an undergraduate student at the Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business Education (FPEB), Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia. Her interests include marketing, consumer behavior, branding, and digital communication.

  • Prof. Dr. Vanessa Gaffar, SE., Ak., MBA, Indonesia University of Education

    Prof. Dr. Vanessa Gaffar, S.E., Ak., MBA is a Professor at the Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business Education (FPEB), Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia. She currently serves as Vice Rector for Education and Quality Assurance at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia.

  • Dr. Asep Miftahuddin, S.Si., M.A.B, Indonesia University of Education

    Dr. Asep Miftahuddin, S.Si., M.A.B. is a Lecturer at the Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business Education (FPEB), Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Indonesia. The faculty is an AACSB International member institution. His research interests include marketing, branding, tourism, and consumer behavior.

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2026-07-24

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Mapping Digital Discourses On Bottled Drinking Water Using Nlp, Network Analysis, And Zero-Shot Classification. (2026). Journal of Business and Management Inaba, 5(1), 236-262. https://doi.org/10.56956/2re8hr53

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