Topological Analysis and Measurements of an Online Chinese Student Social Network

Duoyong Sun; Jiang Wu; Shenghua Zheng; Bin Hu; Kathleen Carley

Complex Sciences. First International Conference, Complex 2009, Shanghai, China, February 23-25, 2009. Revised Papers, Part 1

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Topological Analysis and Measurements of an Online Chinese Student Social Network

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-02466-5_72,
    author={Duoyong Sun and Jiang Wu and Shenghua Zheng and Bin Hu and Kathleen Carley},
    title={Topological Analysis and Measurements of an Online Chinese Student Social Network},
    proceedings={Complex Sciences. First International Conference, Complex 2009, Shanghai, China, February 23-25, 2009. Revised Papers, Part 1},
    proceedings_a={COMPLEX PART 1},
    year={2012},
    month={5},
    keywords={Online Social Network Topological Analysis SNA Complex Network Analysis},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-642-02466-5_72}
}

Duoyong Sun
Jiang Wu
Shenghua Zheng
Bin Hu
Kathleen Carley
Year: 2012
Topological Analysis and Measurements of an Online Chinese Student Social Network
COMPLEX PART 1
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02466-5_72

Duoyong Sun¹^,*, Jiang Wu²^,*, Shenghua Zheng³^,*, Bin Hu²^,*, Kathleen Carley⁴^,*

1: National University of Defense Technology
2: Huazhong University of Science and Technology
3: Zhejiang University of Technology
4: Carnegie Mellon University

*Contact email: duoyongsun@gmail.com, jiangwu.john@gmail.com, zheng0210@163.com, bin_hu@mail.hust.edu.cn, kathleen.carley@cs.cmu.edu

Abstract

Online social network attracts more researchers now. In this paper, we topologically analyze an online Chinese student social network–Xiaonei.com. We use Python language to crawl two datasets of Xiaonei in January and February, 2008. The degree distribution and small world phenomena are testified. We also use a social network analysis tool to analyze these two datasets from the viewpoint of social network structure. Seventeen measurements such as Fragmentation, Component Count, Strong/Weak are summarized to identify the exogenous attributes of Xiaonei.com. Additionally, two latent applications of online social network service are proposed in the discussion section.

Keywords: Online Social Network Topological Analysis SNA Complex Network Analysis

Published: 2012-05-11

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02466-5_72