Twitter Networks and Collaborative Knowledge
The first graph that I chose represents users who’s tweets included “save the children” or who were replied to or mentioned in those tweets. This graph is an example of... More
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Social Network Structures: Agenda Setting and Collaboration
Smith, Rainie, Sheneiderman, and Himelboim (2014) identified six distinct types of community clusters on Twitter: Polarized Crowd, Tight Crowd, Brand Clusters, Community Clusters, Broadcast Network and Support Network. I am... More
Network Analysis, Politics, and Platform Power
The rise of social networking sites, the Internet, and mobile computing have ushered in a new era of social organization and interaction. This three-pronged change, dubbed the Triple Revolution by... More
Factors Shaped the Network Types: Based on the Graphs of Twitter Network Maps
In the article Mapping Twitter Topic Networks: From Polarized Crowds to Community Clusters, Smith and his colleagues observed and concluded six structures of network types based on the conversations on... More
Twitter Network Graphs: Masterchef Junior and Sephora
“Network maps of public social media discussion in services like Twitter can provide insights into the role social media plays in our society”, according to Smith, Rainie, Himelboim and Shneiderman... More
Network types: Shaped by Infomediation and Vertical Integration or by content?
Infomediation is defined as “the set of socio-technical mechanisms such as software, services, and infrastructure that provide internet users with all types of information online and connect them with users”... More
Value the Strength of Weak Ties
The era of Internet redefines the social interaction. Beyond real-life social communication, the internet has generated virtual social circle that rivals the real social interaction. People who use ICT’s have... More
The Implications of Dunbar’s Number: Network Size and Social Ties
Denny’s writing, Radio Builds Democracy, is impressive when it comes to his attention on audience participation in a media research related to radio. “The medium is the message.” The message... More
Network size matters: not only network size matters
People have engaged in dramatically rising social connections nowadays through online social network sites such as Facebook, while the network existing on these online sites is less-bounded than that on... More
Social Media and Network Size
Social media changed the ways that people create and maintain social relationships. With increased usage of social media, people are able to easily maintain connections with a variety of different... More