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Social Network Data and Practices: The Case of Friendfeed

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Advances in Social Computing (SBP 2010)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNISA,volume 6007))

Abstract

Due to their large worldwide adoption, Social Network Sites (SNSs) have been widely used in many global events as an important source to spread news and information. While the searchability and persistence of this information make it ideal for sociological research, a quantitative approach is still challenging because of the size and complexity of the data. In this paper we provide a first analysis of Friendfeed, a well-known and feature-rich SNS.

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  1. Language Inter. and Comp. Lab, Univ. of Trento,  

    Fabio Celli

  2. Dept. of Statistical Science, University of Bologna,  

    F. Marta L. Di Lascio

  3. Dept. of Computer Science, University of Bologna,  

    Matteo Magnani

  4. Independent researcher,  

    Barbara Pacelli

  5. Dept. of Communication Studies, University of Urbino,  

    Luca Rossi

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  1. Department of Sociology, University of Hawaii, 2424 Maile Way, Saunders Hall 237, 956-7234, Honolulu, HI, USA

    Sun-Ki Chai

  2. Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome Research Site, AFRL/RIEF, 525 Brooks Road, NY 13441, Rome, USA

    John J. Salerno

  3. Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, National Institute of Health (NIH), 31 Center Drive, 20892-2027, Bethesda, MD, USA

    Patricia L. Mabry

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Celli, F., Di Lascio, F.M.L., Magnani, M., Pacelli, B., Rossi, L. (2010). Social Network Data and Practices: The Case of Friendfeed. In: Chai, SK., Salerno, J.J., Mabry, P.L. (eds) Advances in Social Computing. SBP 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6007. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12079-4_43

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