Avignyata

Year: 2009

What does social networking mean for business today?

As social networking sites explode in popularity, the hype and interest continue to build. But sorting the fact from the hype can be a challenge. Social networking at a high level is described as the convergence of technologies that make it possible for individuals to easily communicate, share information, and form new communities online. But […]
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Skype: the Un-Social Network:

Skype’s new owners might make it the platform it always should have been. On the list of technology companies that inspire speculation and interest disproportionate to their size, Skype has often been near the top. The international success of its Internet-calling service was near-instant. In ebay’s hands, however, Skype never quite achieved its promise. After […]
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Social Networking Meets CRM

Blogs, forums and wikis are all tools that can help companies reach out to customers and boost business. Social-networking tools aren’t just for Facebook fanatics anymore. These days, consumers are demanding a higher degree of interactivity from customer-service departments. As a result, companies are being challenged to add online capabilities to their CRM systems. Take, […]
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Devils advocate: Networking Sites be banned?

When asked this question, many people cite identity theft, social isolation, pornography and infidelity. In order to determine if these are valid points, each of these issues must be considered. Why Parents Think Social Networking Sites should be banned Many parents dislike social networking because they believe that sites such as MySpace and Facebook attract […]
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Metrics (Measures) in social network analysis (Part 2)

Individual-level Density The degree a respondent’s ties know one another/ proportion of ties among an individual’s nominees. Network or global-level density is the proportion of ties in a network relative to the total number possible (sparse versus dense networks). Flow betweenness centrality The degree that a node contributes to sum of maximum flow between all […]
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