The rapid proliferation of Online Social Network (OSN) sites has made a profound impact on
the WWW, which tends to reshape its structure, design, and utility. Industry experts believe …

The explosion of online social networks (OSN) has created an interactive and
communicative global phenomenon that has enabled billions of users to connect to other …

Online Social Networks (OSNs) provide a unique opportunity for researchers to study how a
combination of technological, economical, and social forces have been conspiring to …

Over the last decade, online social networks have evolved into a global mainstream medium
with increasing social, organizational, and economic impact. This paper provides a …

Social networking applications such as blogs, instant messaging, podcasts, social
networking websites (eg, Renren in China, Vkontakte in Russia, Facebook), professional …

Online social networks became a global phenomenon with enormous social as well as
economic impact within a few years. Alone, the most popular online social network …

Social network sites (SNSs) are increasingly attracting the attention of academic and
industry researchers intrigued by their affordances and reach. This special theme section of …

Abstract Enterprise Social Networks (ESNs) have been receiving increasingly more attention
in academia and practice over the past years. ESNs are implemented to improve …

Analyzing online social networks Page 1 14 communications of the acm | NovEmbER 2008 |
vol. 51 | No. 11 news v isu aliza tion b y Gus ta vo Gl usman ThE onLinE sociAL network …

Social network sites (SNSs) have rapidly become very popular, challenging even the major
portals and search engines in terms of usage and commercial value. This chapter introduces …