The emergence of roles in large-scale networks of communication

<p dir="ltr">Communication through social media mediates coordination and information diffusion across a range of social settings. However, online networks are large and complex, and their analysis requires new methods to summarize their structure and identify nodes holding relevant...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Sandra González-Bailón (831523) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Ning Wang (108353) (author), Javier Borge-Holthoefer (211484) (author)
منشور في: 2014
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Javier Borge-Holthoefer (211484)
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Ning Wang (108353)
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dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sandra González-Bailón (831523)
Ning Wang (108353)
Javier Borge-Holthoefer (211484)
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Communications engineering
Information and computing sciences
Distributed computing and systems software
modularity
bridges
structural holes
structural similarity
online networks
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description <p dir="ltr">Communication through social media mediates coordination and information diffusion across a range of social settings. However, online networks are large and complex, and their analysis requires new methods to summarize their structure and identify nodes holding relevant positions. We propose a method that generalizes the sociological theory of brokerage, originally devised on the basis of local transitivity and paths of length two, to make it applicable to larger, more complex structures. Our method makes use of the modular structure of networks to define brokerage at the local and global levels. We test the method with two different data sets. The findings show that our approach is better at capturing role differences than alternative approaches that only consider local or global network features.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: EPJ Data Science<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjds/s13688-014-0032-y" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjds/s13688-014-0032-y</a></p>
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spelling The emergence of roles in large-scale networks of communicationSandra González-Bailón (831523)Ning Wang (108353)Javier Borge-Holthoefer (211484)EngineeringCommunications engineeringInformation and computing sciencesDistributed computing and systems softwaremodularitybridgesstructural holesstructural similarityonline networks<p dir="ltr">Communication through social media mediates coordination and information diffusion across a range of social settings. However, online networks are large and complex, and their analysis requires new methods to summarize their structure and identify nodes holding relevant positions. We propose a method that generalizes the sociological theory of brokerage, originally devised on the basis of local transitivity and paths of length two, to make it applicable to larger, more complex structures. Our method makes use of the modular structure of networks to define brokerage at the local and global levels. We test the method with two different data sets. The findings show that our approach is better at capturing role differences than alternative approaches that only consider local or global network features.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: EPJ Data Science<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjds/s13688-014-0032-y" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjds/s13688-014-0032-y</a></p>2014-11-07T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1140/epjds/s13688-014-0032-yhttps://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_emergence_of_roles_in_large-scale_networks_of_communication/26868268CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/268682682014-11-07T03:00:00Z
spellingShingle The emergence of roles in large-scale networks of communication
Sandra González-Bailón (831523)
Engineering
Communications engineering
Information and computing sciences
Distributed computing and systems software
modularity
bridges
structural holes
structural similarity
online networks
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title The emergence of roles in large-scale networks of communication
title_full The emergence of roles in large-scale networks of communication
title_fullStr The emergence of roles in large-scale networks of communication
title_full_unstemmed The emergence of roles in large-scale networks of communication
title_short The emergence of roles in large-scale networks of communication
title_sort The emergence of roles in large-scale networks of communication
topic Engineering
Communications engineering
Information and computing sciences
Distributed computing and systems software
modularity
bridges
structural holes
structural similarity
online networks