Social network-based systems usually suffer from two major limitations: they tend to rely on a single data source (e.g. email traffic), and the form of network patterns is often p...
Yevgeniy Eugene Medynskiy, Nicolas Ducheneaut, Aym...
There has been much recent interest in the development of tools to foster remote collaboration and shared creative work. An open question is: what are the guidelines for this proc...
The processes by which communities come together, attract new members, and develop over time is a central research issue in the social sciences -- political movements, professiona...
Lars Backstrom, Daniel P. Huttenlocher, Jon M. Kle...
In this paper, a social network model based on real social relationships, referred as Relation Grid, is proposed. Relation grid is isomorphic to the actual social network; hence it...
The phrase "virtual community" is often used to describe long term, computer-mediated conversations amongst large groups. This paper suggests that such conversations may...