Arnaboldi, Valerio creator author. Passarella, Andrea author. Conti, Marco 1962- author. Dunbar, R. I. M. (Robin Ian MacDonald) 1947- author. text bibliography Electronic books. Electronic book. ne 2015 monographic eng

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1 online resource (ix, 106 pages) : illustrations. This book provides insights into the structural properties of personal online social networks and the mechanisms underpinning human online social behavior. As the availability of digital communication data generated by social media is revolutionizing the field of social networks analysis. It discusses the use of large- scale datasets to study the structural properties of online ego networks, to compare them with the properties of general human social networks, and to highlight additional properties. Users will find the data collected and conclusions drawn useful during design or research service initiatives that involve online and mobile social network environments. It presents quantitative evidence of the Dunbar's number in online environments and discusses original structural and dynamic properties of human social network through OSN analysis. -- Human social networks -- Tie strength and ego network structure in Facebook -- The structure of ego network in Twitter -- Evolutionary dynamics in Twitter ego networks. Valerio Arnaboldi, Andrea Passarella, Marco Conti, Robin I.M. Dunbar. Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-106). Online social networks Social media PSYCHOLOGY Social Psychology COMPUTERS Web Social Networking Online social networks Social media HM742 302.30285 Arnaboldi, Valerio. Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, 2015 (OCoLC)903596384 9780128030424 0128030429 0128030232 9780128030233 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128030233 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128030233 N$T 150929 20190328114812.0 ocn922528505 eng