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"Relationships are all there is. Everything in the universe only exists because it is in relationship to everything else. Nothing exists in isolation. We have to stop to pretend we are individuals that can go it alone."
-Margaret Wheatley
" The richest people in the world look for and build networks, everyone else looks for work"
-Robert Kiyosaki
"Position yourself as a center of influence, the one who knows the movers and shakers. People will respond to it and you will soon become what you project"
-Bob Burg
All of these quotes emphasize the power of social networks that we sometimes take for granted.
So what has brought us here? Cables, electricity, computers, programming, social media, wireless, cellphones and other devices and technologies developed in the last century? On the other hand, social networks have always existed because most of actors have a network-like structure. Technology innovations of Internet and Social media just made it much easier to visualize and analyze social networks and I am want to take advantage of these tools in this project.
-Margaret Wheatley
" The richest people in the world look for and build networks, everyone else looks for work"
-Robert Kiyosaki
"Position yourself as a center of influence, the one who knows the movers and shakers. People will respond to it and you will soon become what you project"
-Bob Burg
All of these quotes emphasize the power of social networks that we sometimes take for granted.
So what has brought us here? Cables, electricity, computers, programming, social media, wireless, cellphones and other devices and technologies developed in the last century? On the other hand, social networks have always existed because most of actors have a network-like structure. Technology innovations of Internet and Social media just made it much easier to visualize and analyze social networks and I am want to take advantage of these tools in this project.
Project Overview & Outline
I have been interested in social network theory for about a year. Through this project, I want to to explore practical applications of classical sociological Social Network theory by analyzing my own network data. My goals include:
1) Undertand the basics of social network analysis and develop guides on how to visualized and analyze your social network
2) Analyze and compare my own social network, its structure, and clusters
3) Understand what social network analysis is useful for, what kind of insights it gives
I hope that overall I will develop an interesting insight to social network analysis
Why Weebly? I believe it is a very user-friendly and interactive way to share information.
Check out my slideshows, links, and a blog.
Project Outline:
1. Background: I will discuss foundations Social Network theory and famous empirical studies
2. Data Example and Tools: I will explore simple tools that help to visualize one's social network
3. Data analysis: This section will show step-by-step how to visualize and analyze your social network with Gephi
4. Blog : I will conclude with what I have learned from the project and discuss further things one can do with social network data analysis. The last page is also a blog so it will be possible to post updates, news, comments, and questions.
1) Undertand the basics of social network analysis and develop guides on how to visualized and analyze your social network
2) Analyze and compare my own social network, its structure, and clusters
3) Understand what social network analysis is useful for, what kind of insights it gives
I hope that overall I will develop an interesting insight to social network analysis
Why Weebly? I believe it is a very user-friendly and interactive way to share information.
Check out my slideshows, links, and a blog.
Project Outline:
1. Background: I will discuss foundations Social Network theory and famous empirical studies
2. Data Example and Tools: I will explore simple tools that help to visualize one's social network
3. Data analysis: This section will show step-by-step how to visualize and analyze your social network with Gephi
4. Blog : I will conclude with what I have learned from the project and discuss further things one can do with social network data analysis. The last page is also a blog so it will be possible to post updates, news, comments, and questions.