Tag Archives: egonetwork
To whom are you speaking? Egonetwork over time
Last version of Gephi introduced some very nice feature. It is now possible to work with dynamic networks that can easily be observed in their evolution. Working with dynamic networks is crucial when you are dealing with social networks, like those existing in microblogging sites, that show a high level of variability: social connections quickly change over time and – even if the connection does not disappear – the use of a specific connection can be very different from time to time. Observing such a phenomenon could be difficult with a static SNA but with a dynamic perspective it becomes quite simple.
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Recently we’ve posted a visualisation of the Italian Network of FriendFeed. Such a map was an interesting and general perspective showing how a complex network can be visualised. Obviously we we’re dealing with social networks or microblogging sites we’re dealing with a complex network emerging from many different egonetworks. How is the perspective on the same Network (Italian Friendfeed Users) if we observe  it from the inside?
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