Article Idea:
Social Networks - Theoretical Concepts to Leverage
suggested by Shiv Singh on 2007/02/02
We’ve all heard more about Web 2.0 and social networks like MySpace than we can probably digest. However, relatively little is known about some of the theories that underpin social networks, social capital and virtual relationships. This article draws from academic literature (both recent and historic) to highlight some of the commonly accepted principles and practices.
Whether you’re on the verge of building a Web 2.0 product or are simply inquisitive to learn about research that designers draw upon when building these solutions, you will find this article interesting and maybe thought provoking. It also promises to highlight “data” from research conducted on some of the largest websites in the world with millions of users.
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Ray Velez
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Posted 2007/02/05 @ 15:25PM with
What a fantastic concept. I am looking forward to see what Shive comes up with!
Amy M. A. Vickers
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Posted 2007/02/06 @ 20:00PM with
Good idea, Shiv. What academic literature are you referring to? I find it somewhat ironic that public sites now somewhat mimic “Web 1.0” sites of academia. Many of the concepts present in social networking today are *precisely* how the net was used throughout universities, i.e. collaborating on peer reviewed articles (a la wikipedia), “track backs” to people pages creating circles of researchers and communities of practice, dynamic messaging to email via listservs for interest topics. As always, the more things change, the more they stay the same. : )
Shiv Singh
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Posted 2007/02/08 @ 02:27AM with
Yes, absolutely even though we don’t recognize it often, academia does lead with a lot of web innovations. Both Tim Berners-Lee and Manuel Castells (a sociologist guru at Berkley) make this point. I’ll be bringing in people like Mark Granovetter, Linton Freeman and Barry Wellman into the article.
nagendra mishr
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Posted 2008/04/07 @ 09:54AM with
Social networking is a big area and although the concepts could be simple, I agree that understanding the constructs that have developed or even a survey of the constructs that are out there would be very helpful.
Looking forward to the article.