User Behavior and IM Topology Analysis

The use of Instant Messaging, or IM, has become widely adopted in private and corporate communication. They can provide instant, multi-directed and multi-types of communications which make the message spreading in IM different from those in WWW, Blog and email systems. Groups have great impacts on message spreading in IM. The research demonstrates the power law distribution of groups

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2008
• Where: JNW
• Authors: Qiang Yan, Xiaoyan Huang
• Keywords: Communications, Instant Messaging, JNW 2006, JNW 2008, Power Law Distribution