Title: Social networking and community behavior modeling : qualitative and quantitative measures /
Authors: Safar, Maytham.; Mahdi, Khaled A., 1970-
Publisher: Information Science Reference,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Social networks
Abstract: "This book provides a clear and consolidated view of current social network models, exploring new methods for modeling, characterizing, and constructing social networks"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Social networks and communities -- Social networks and communities : from traditional society to the virtual sphere / Francesca Odella -- Network perspective on structures related to communities / Alvin Wolfe -- Engagement and communication technology networks / Philip Salem -- Modeling and developing social networks and online communities -- The social construction of new cultural models through information and communication technologies / Almudena Moreno -- From virtual to the simulated world : an agent-based model of friendship network in second life / Sadaf Alvi, Shah Jamal Alam -- Analysis of success factors in social networking website development / Zanita Zahari, Eric Pardede -- Information-knowledge discovery and diffusion in social networks and online communities -- Knowledge discovery from online communities / Luca Cagliero, Alessandro Fiori -- Information diffusion in social networks / Dmitry Zinoviev -- Social network, information flow and decision-making efficiency : a comparison of humans and animals / Cédric Sueur -- Extracting and measuring relationship strength in social networks / Steven Gustafson, Abha Moitra -- Bringing qualitative and quantitative data together -- collecting network data with the help of the software tool vennmaker / Markus Gamper, Michael Kronenwett -- Evolution of social networks and online communities -- Observing the evolution of a learning community using social network analysis / Francesca Grippa, Marco De Maggio, Angelo Corallo -- Social networks and terrorism / David Knoke -- Business impact of social networks and online communities -- Social network sites: modeling the new business-customer relationship / Pedro Isaías, Sara Pífano, Paula Miranda.