![Summer Social Webshop on Technology-Mediated Social Participation University of Maryland, College Park August 23-26, 2011 Eventful. The 2011 Webshop at the University of Maryland was certainly that with both an earthquake and a hurricane to mark the start and end of the event. We really moved heaven and earth at this workshop. In 4 days, 20 talks, [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2011-WebShop-Photo-640x300.jpg "Webshop 2011 review: 4 days, 20 talks, 45 students, an earthquake, a hurricane and many new connections")
![The Social Media Research Foundation is pleased to announce the immediate availability of ThreadMill 0.1. ThreadMill is a free and open application that consumes message thread data and produces reports about each author, thread, forum, and board along with visualizations of the patterns of connection and activity. ThreadMill is written in Ruby, and depends on [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/2011-ThreadMill-treadmill-logo-small-195x110.png "ThreadMill 0.1: Social Accounting for Message Thread Collections"){kind=logo}
![The Social Network Importer for NodeXL is a new graph data provider for NodeXL which enables each user to directly download and import their Facebook networks into NodeXL. With this release, you can now download your own Facebook ego-network for analysis and visualization in NodeXL and other network analysis tools that can import GraphML. Future releases will extract networks from Fan Pages [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Facebook-Logo.png "SocialnetImporter for NodeXL: Import your Facebook ego-networks"){kind=logo}
![The NodeXL team from the Social Media Research Foundation has released a web application that allows users to upload network files and download files other users have uploaded. The Social Media Research Foundation is dedicated to Open Tools, Open Data, and Open Scholarship. The NodeXL Graph Gallery on the Web enables the research community to collectively gather [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2011-NodeXLGraphGallery-Home-Top1-195x110.png "NodeXL Graph Gallery on the web: Collectively Authored Archives of Networks")
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ThreadMill 0.1: Social Accounting for Message Thread Collections
The Social Media Research Foundation is pleased to announce the immediate availability of ThreadMill 0.1. ThreadMill is a free and open application that consumes message thread data and produces reports about each author, thread, forum, and board along with visualizations of the patterns of connection and activity. ThreadMill is written in Ruby, and depends on [...]
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SocialnetImporter for NodeXL: Import your Facebook ego-networks
The Social Network Importer for NodeXL is a new graph data provider for NodeXL which enables each user to directly download and import their Facebook networks into NodeXL. With this release, you can now download your own Facebook ego-network for analysis and visualization in NodeXL and other network analysis tools that can import GraphML. Future releases will extract networks from Fan Pages [...]
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NodeXL Graph Gallery on the web: Collectively Authored Archives of Networks
The NodeXL team from the Social Media Research Foundation has released a web application that allows users to upload network files and download files other users have uploaded. The Social Media Research Foundation is dedicated to Open Tools, Open Data, and Open Scholarship. The NodeXL Graph Gallery on the Web enables the research community to collectively gather [...]
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![Online Ticketing powered by Eventbrite NodeXL Event at IFTF, Thursday, December 15, 2011 Along with the Social Media Research Foundation, the Institute for the Future is co-hosting a meetup for those interested in mapping social media networks. Users of tools like NodeXL and Gephi (among others) are welcome to join us for an evening devoted to collecting, [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/201109-IFTF-Logo-115x115.jpg "December 15, 2011 – @IFTF NodeXL & Gephi – Social Media Mapping Open House")
December 15, 2011 – @IFTF NodeXL & Gephi – Social Media Mapping Open House
Posted on December 7, 2011 | No CommentsOnline Ticketing powered by Eventbrite NodeXL Event at IFTF, Thursday, December 15, 2011 Along with the Social Media Research Foundation, the Institute for the Future is co-hosting a meetup for those interested in mapping social media networks. Users of tools like NodeXL and Gephi (among others) are welcome to join us for an evening devoted to collecting, [...] -
![& On November 9th and 10th, 2011 the LocalSocialSummit11 will be held in London. On Thursday morning, November 10th, Doctor Bernie Hogan from the Oxford Internet Institute and member of the Social Media Research Foundation will speak on the topic: Insights: Social Network Analysis On Facebook Data, with a local twist Thursday at 3:45 I [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/LocalSocialSummit-Logo1.png "Event: LocalSocialSummit11 and Social Media Research Foundation Reception November 10th, 2011")
Event: LocalSocialSummit11 and Social Media Research Foundation Reception November 10th, 2011
Posted on October 28, 2011 | No Comments& On November 9th and 10th, 2011 the LocalSocialSummit11 will be held in London. On Thursday morning, November 10th, Doctor Bernie Hogan from the Oxford Internet Institute and member of the Social Media Research Foundation will speak on the topic: Insights: Social Network Analysis On Facebook Data, with a local twist Thursday at 3:45 I [...] -
![This year the IEEE Social Computing conference is being held in Boston, October 9-11, 2011. The NodeXL team from the Social Media Research Foundation have a paper on our newest layout feature in NodeXL: Group-in-a-box. Abstract: Communities in social networks emerge from interactions among individuals and can be analyzed through a combination of clustering and [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/201110-IEE-Social-Computing-Paper-Group-in-a-box-figure-115x115.png "October 9-11, 2011: IEEE 2011 Social Computing, Boston: NodeXL Paper on “Group-in-a-box” layouts")
October 9-11, 2011: IEEE 2011 Social Computing, Boston: NodeXL Paper on “Group-in-a-box” layouts
Posted on October 10, 2011 | No CommentsThis year the IEEE Social Computing conference is being held in Boston, October 9-11, 2011. The NodeXL team from the Social Media Research Foundation have a paper on our newest layout feature in NodeXL: Group-in-a-box. Abstract: Communities in social networks emerge from interactions among individuals and can be analyzed through a combination of clustering and [...] -
![Here is an updated map of the connections among people who recently tweeted the term “Oracle”: Connections among the Twitter users who recently tweeted the word Oracle when queried on October 5, 2011, scaled by numbers of followers (with outliers thresholded). Connections created when users reply, mention or follow one another. Top most between users: [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/6209681161_6bc1102f0e-115x115.jpg "OOW11 in Twitter – Oracle Open World Twitter Network")
OOW11 in Twitter – Oracle Open World Twitter Network
Posted on October 3, 2011 | No CommentsHere is an updated map of the connections among people who recently tweeted the term “Oracle”: Connections among the Twitter users who recently tweeted the word Oracle when queried on October 5, 2011, scaled by numbers of followers (with outliers thresholded). Connections created when users reply, mention or follow one another. Top most between users: [...] -
![The recent Strata Conference in New York City gathered many leaders in big data, data mining, and information visualization. Link: www.flickr.com/photos/marc_smith/6203313170 Connections among the Twitter users who recently tweeted the word Strata when queried on September 20, 2011, scaled by numbers of followers (with outliers thresholded). Connections created when users reply, mention or follow [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/20110920-NodeXL-Twitter-strataconf-graph-115x115.png "Strata Conf: Mapping the connections among Twitter Users")
Strata Conf: Mapping the connections among Twitter Users
Posted on October 2, 2011 | No CommentsThe recent Strata Conference in New York City gathered many leaders in big data, data mining, and information visualization. Link: www.flickr.com/photos/marc_smith/6203313170 Connections among the Twitter users who recently tweeted the word Strata when queried on September 20, 2011, scaled by numbers of followers (with outliers thresholded). Connections created when users reply, mention or follow [...] -
The Social Media Research Foundation – Slides
Posted on September 19, 2011 | No CommentsThe Social Media Research Foundation is dedicated to Open Tools, Open Data, and Open Scholarship. These slides provide an overview of the goals and accomplishments of the Social Media Research Foundation: 20110830 Introducing the Social Media Research ... -
![I will speak at Purdue University on September 22 and 23, 2011 about mapping social media networks. My host is Sorin Matei, professor of Communications, who has been researching the social structure of social media networks. I will also speak at Professor Matei’s class: COM 63200 On-line Interaction and Facilitation Here is an example map of [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/201109-Purdue-Marc-Smith-Talk-Flyer-115x115.jpg "September 22-23, 2011: Purdue University – Lecture on Social Media Networks")
September 22-23, 2011: Purdue University – Lecture on Social Media Networks
Posted on September 16, 2011 | No CommentsI will speak at Purdue University on September 22 and 23, 2011 about mapping social media networks. My host is Sorin Matei, professor of Communications, who has been researching the social structure of social media networks. I will also speak at Professor Matei’s class: COM 63200 On-line Interaction and Facilitation Here is an example map of [...] -
3rd Party Data Importers for NodeXL: Web, Exchange, and Facebook Importers
Posted on September 7, 2011 | No CommentsNodeXL is extendable. 3rd Party developers have been building data providers that can plug into NodeXL that connect the network visualization tool to sources of network data. We now have three providers of extensions to NodeXL: VOSON for WWW hyperlink networks, the Exchange Spigot for NodeXL for extracting enterprise email networks, and the Facebook Spigot [...] -
![2011 ASA meetings are being held in Las Vega, Nevada. Several sessions are related to the study of the social uses and effects of information technology are hosted by the Communications and Information Technology Section of the American Sociological Association (CITASA). These are the connections among the people who recently tweeted the term “ASA2011″ on 18 [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/CITASA-Logo-Small.png "ASA 2011 – Las Vegas, NV: August 20-23 – Sociologists present on the social uses and effects of information technology")
ASA 2011 – Las Vegas, NV: August 20-23 – Sociologists present on the social uses and effects of information technology
Posted on August 20, 2011 | No Comments2011 ASA meetings are being held in Las Vega, Nevada. Several sessions are related to the study of the social uses and effects of information technology are hosted by the Communications and Information Technology Section of the American Sociological Association (CITASA). These are the connections among the people who recently tweeted the term “ASA2011″ on 18 [...] -
![Please vote on our SxSW 2012 panel: Social Mapping : Bridging Online & Offline Events Event Interactive 2012 Format Workshop Organizer Emily Gannett ‐ IRL Productions Speakers Marc Smith ‐ Social Media Research Foundation Description Look up from your phone and you will notice that offline is not obsolete. Experiences in real life (IRL) remain powerful and memorable. Online [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/20110315-NodeXL-Twitter-sxsw-graph-115x115.png "Please vote on our SxSW panel: Social Mapping: Bridging Online & Offline Events")
Please vote on our SxSW panel: Social Mapping: Bridging Online & Offline Events
Posted on August 15, 2011 | No CommentsPlease vote on our SxSW 2012 panel: Social Mapping : Bridging Online & Offline Events Event Interactive 2012 Format Workshop Organizer Emily Gannett ‐ IRL Productions Speakers Marc Smith ‐ Social Media Research Foundation Description Look up from your phone and you will notice that offline is not obsolete. Experiences in real life (IRL) remain powerful and memorable. Online [...] -
![Curved edges have arrived in NodeXL (v. 174). Here is a network visualization with all the edges drawn as straight lines: The same network graph can be drawn with slightly curved edges: The result is a slight improvement in readability. To start, the edges curve just a bit. Soon, we will allow user control over [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/20110929-NodeXL-Twitter-pawcon-graph-network-115x115.png "NodeXL (v.174) throws a curve: edges that bend (a bit)")
NodeXL (v.174) throws a curve: edges that bend (a bit)
Posted on August 13, 2011 | No CommentsCurved edges have arrived in NodeXL (v. 174). Here is a network visualization with all the edges drawn as straight lines: The same network graph can be drawn with slightly curved edges: The result is a slight improvement in readability. To start, the edges curve just a bit. Soon, we will allow user control over [...] -
![A detailed help file describing each of the features and functions of NodeXL is now shipping in the project since version v.172. A detailed outline of all the topics covered is available: The help file will be updated as new features are added. NodeXL Excel Template Help File: An Overview of Network Graphs A Quick [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/20110727-NodeXL-Help-file-Dialog-115x115.png "Help file for NodeXL (v.172+)")
Help file for NodeXL (v.172+)
Posted on August 13, 2011 | No CommentsA detailed help file describing each of the features and functions of NodeXL is now shipping in the project since version v.172. A detailed outline of all the topics covered is available: The help file will be updated as new features are added. NodeXL Excel Template Help File: An Overview of Network Graphs A Quick [...] -
![Here is a nice way to display high resolution network maps: zoom.it! This is a map of the connections among the people who tweeted the terms “FOCAS11″ or “Aspen Institute” on August 2, 2011. Connections among the Twitter users who recently tweeted the word Aspeninstitute OR FOCAS11 when queried on August 2, 2011, scaled by [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/2010-April-11-NodeXL-Twitter-CHI2010-core-zoom-115x115.png "Zoom.it – displaying zoomable Twitter network images of the terms “FOCAS11″ or “Aspen Institute”")
Zoom.it – displaying zoomable Twitter network images of the terms “FOCAS11″ or “Aspen Institute”
Posted on August 8, 2011 | No CommentsHere is a nice way to display high resolution network maps: zoom.it! This is a map of the connections among the people who tweeted the terms “FOCAS11″ or “Aspen Institute” on August 2, 2011. Connections among the Twitter users who recently tweeted the word Aspeninstitute OR FOCAS11 when queried on August 2, 2011, scaled by [...] -
![On June 22nd in New York City Wired Magazine and the Economist hosted a day of discussions and displays related to the theme of “Nextwork” hosted by Juniper Networks and located at the Tribeca Rooftop. The Social Media Research Foundation displayed and printed Nextwork Networks maps of the connections among the people who tweeted about the conference, [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/2011-Nextwork-Logo-Square-115x115.png "June 22, 2011: NodeXL at the NextWork Networks event in New York City")
June 22, 2011: NodeXL at the NextWork Networks event in New York City
Posted on July 25, 2011 | No CommentsOn June 22nd in New York City Wired Magazine and the Economist hosted a day of discussions and displays related to the theme of “Nextwork” hosted by Juniper Networks and located at the Tribeca Rooftop. The Social Media Research Foundation displayed and printed Nextwork Networks maps of the connections among the people who tweeted about the conference, [...] -
![The widely used Microsoft Exchange email server contains many networks that are created as people reply to one another and join various groups and distribution lists. A new NodeXL data provider (“spigot“) is now available to extract these social networks from Exchange servers. This is the Exchange Spigot for NodeXL a configurable interface for defining [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Microsoft-Exchange-Logo-Square.png "NodeXL Exchange Spigot: Extract social networks from enterprise email")
NodeXL Exchange Spigot: Extract social networks from enterprise email
Posted on July 25, 2011 | No CommentsThe widely used Microsoft Exchange email server contains many networks that are created as people reply to one another and join various groups and distribution lists. A new NodeXL data provider (“spigot“) is now available to extract these social networks from Exchange servers. This is the Exchange Spigot for NodeXL a configurable interface for defining [...] -
A legend in your own network graph: NodeXL legend describes data elements
Posted on June 12, 2011 | No CommentsEvery network visualization should have a legend that explains what the colors, edge widths, and filters are that define the network graph. NodeXL automatically generates a network legend and displays it when the Graph Elements menu is opened: And the “Legend” option is selected. This will place a legend at the bottom of the visualization [...] -
![Starting in version .165 of NodeXL we have supported the idea of an options file that can be imported, exported and exchanged among users. If you have set all the knobs and dials of your copy of NodeXL just right, you can export these adjustments and configurations into a single file. Use the NodeXL>Options>Export feature [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/20111213-NodeXL-Options-115x108.png "A Sample Settings File for NodeXL: An automated recipie for making Twitter network visualizations")
A Sample Settings File for NodeXL: An automated recipie for making Twitter network visualizations
Posted on June 12, 2011 | No CommentsStarting in version .165 of NodeXL we have supported the idea of an options file that can be imported, exported and exchanged among users. If you have set all the knobs and dials of your copy of NodeXL just right, you can export these adjustments and configurations into a single file. Use the NodeXL>Options>Export feature [...] -
![The ACM CHI 2011 Conference is taking place in Vancouver, BC. May 10, 2011 May 8, 2011 These are the connections among the Twitter users who recently tweeted the word chi2011 when queried on May 8, 2011, scaled by numbers of followers (with outliers thresholded). Connections created when users reply, mention or follow one another. [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2011CHI-Logo-115x115.png "NodeXL EventGraph: ACM CHI2011 – Twitter Connections")
NodeXL EventGraph: ACM CHI2011 – Twitter Connections
Posted on May 8, 2011 | No CommentsThe ACM CHI 2011 Conference is taking place in Vancouver, BC. May 10, 2011 May 8, 2011 These are the connections among the Twitter users who recently tweeted the word chi2011 when queried on May 8, 2011, scaled by numbers of followers (with outliers thresholded). Connections created when users reply, mention or follow one another. [...] -
NodeXL v.167 – New features for handling groups of nodes in a network (and a few other things)
Posted on May 4, 2011 | No CommentsThe NodeXL team at the Social Media Research Foundation is happy to announce the availability of the newest version: there is lots of new stuff in the latest release of NodeXL v.1.0.1.167! Group Frames: If your graph has groups and you choose to lay out the groups in their own boxes (NodeXL, Graph, Layout, Layout [...] -
NodeXL: Automatically Collapse Groups in v.166 with Autofill Columns and Conditional Collapse
Posted on April 26, 2011 | No CommentsNodeXL allows users to gather vertices into named collections called “Groups”. This is handy whenever the entities in the network are made up of different types or an algorithm has divided the network into sub-regions based on how densely some vertices connect to one another. The Groups menu is found in the NodeXL>Analysis menu: Since version [...] -
![NodeXL now (v.166) offers users a set of keyboard shortcuts that can speed up your routine network layout tasks. After you click in the graph pane, a number of keyboard shortcuts are now available for functions that had previously been available in the visualization pane’s right-click menu. Now, you can press: Ctrl+A to select all [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/20110423-NodeXL-Graph-Keyboard-Shortcuts-115x115.png "NodeXL (v.166) Keyboard Shortcuts")
NodeXL (v.166) Keyboard Shortcuts
Posted on April 23, 2011 | No CommentsNodeXL now (v.166) offers users a set of keyboard shortcuts that can speed up your routine network layout tasks. After you click in the graph pane, a number of keyboard shortcuts are now available for functions that had previously been available in the visualization pane’s right-click menu. Now, you can press: Ctrl+A to select all [...] -
Group-in-a-box – a new layout option in NodeXL (v.164)
Posted on March 17, 2011 | No CommentsAttractive and well designed network visualization layouts are complex to automate. Many researchers have devoted a great deal of effort to refining algorithms that assign the best set of positions to a set of nodes. In many cases a layout algorithm will work well for some types of graphs and not others. NodeXL has a [...] -
2011 State of the Union: Mapping the connections among Twitter users who tweet about SOTU
Posted on January 22, 2011 | 3 CommentsThe United States State of the Union address this year was held Tuesday evening, 25 January 2011. The event is a globally visible opportunity for the President of the United... -
Workshop: January 28th, 2011, Salinas, CA: Mapping social media networks with NodeXL
Posted on January 20, 2011 | No CommentsMapping Social Networks with NodeXL: Finding Direction in a Sea of Connection The Community Foundation for Monterey County has a Social Network Support project that has applied network analysis techniques to... -
NodeXL maps of tweets about Quantified Self – May 2011 Conference in Mountain View, California
Posted on January 20, 2011 | 1 CommentThe very interesting Quantified Self conference will be held in Mountain View, California, May 28 and 29, 2011. These events feature short presentations about practices, prototypes, and products that record information... -
HICSS 2011 Paper: EventGraphs: Charting Collections of Conference Connections
Posted on January 9, 2011 | No CommentsA recent paper “EventGraphs: Charting Collections of Conference Connections” by Social Media Research Foundation members Marc Smith (from Connected Action), Professor Derek Hansen (College of Information Studies) and Professor Ben Shneiderman (Computer Science/Human Computer Interaction Lab)... -
HICSS 2011 Paper: EventGraphs: Charting Collections of Conference Connections
Posted on January 9, 2011 | No CommentsA recent paper “EventGraphs: Charting Collections of Conference Connections” by Marc Smith from Connected Action, Professor Derek Hansen (College of Information Studies) and Professor Ben Shneiderman (Computer Science/Human Computer Interaction Lab) both from the University of Maryland and has been accepted for publication at the 2011 Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) Conference. This is the 44th year for the conference. [...] -
![Once you start creating and collecting network graphs you may find you can build a significant collection: hundreds, thousands or tens of thousands of graphs may result from a study or on-going monitoring project. In a series of features in the NodeXL project we have enabled a workflow for constructing many social media network graphs [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/20101218-NodeXL-Aggregate-Overall-Metrics-115x87.png "Aggregate Overall Metrics Feature: Finding patterns in collections of many networks using NodeXL")
Aggregate Overall Metrics Feature: Finding patterns in collections of many networks using NodeXL
Posted on December 28, 2010 | No CommentsOnce you start creating and collecting network graphs you may find you can build a significant collection: hundreds, thousands or tens of thousands of graphs may result from a study or on-going monitoring project. In a series of features in the NodeXL project we have enabled a workflow for constructing many social media network graphs [...] -
![As mobile devices become a major method for authoring and consuming social media, location data is increasingly a part of many posts, tweets, check-ins, and messages. Many Twitter clients, for example, can add the user’s current latitude and longitude to the metadata associated with a tweet. Other systems like Facebook Places, Google Latitude and Foursquare [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/20101219-NodeXL-Location-Data-Sample.png "Geocode your Twitter network with NodeXL")
Geocode your Twitter network with NodeXL
Posted on December 20, 2010 | 1 CommentAs mobile devices become a major method for authoring and consuming social media, location data is increasingly a part of many posts, tweets, check-ins, and messages. Many Twitter clients, for example, can add the user’s current latitude and longitude to the metadata associated with a tweet. Other systems like Facebook Places, Google Latitude and Foursquare [...] -
![Eduarda Mendes Rodrigues, (University of Porto) from the NodeXL team has created a sample network file that attempts to highlight the functions and applications of the social media network analysis toolkit. The latest release of NodeXL now contains this sample file: In this map nodes represent the major feature groups and functions in the NodeXL application. [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/201011-NodeXL-IntroTutorial-Layout-v2_GraphImage-115x115.png "A network guide to NodeXL features: The new NodeXL sample network (in v.159)")
A network guide to NodeXL features: The new NodeXL sample network (in v.159)
Posted on December 19, 2010 | No CommentsEduarda Mendes Rodrigues, (University of Porto) from the NodeXL team has created a sample network file that attempts to highlight the functions and applications of the social media network analysis toolkit. The latest release of NodeXL now contains this sample file: In this map nodes represent the major feature groups and functions in the NodeXL application. [...] -
![On Saturday 11 December 2010 A Symposium on Wikileaks and Internet Freedom (http://personaldemocracy.com/pdfleaks) was held in New York City. I did not attend in person, but the event was streamed live. A colleague of mine, Zeynep Tufekci (@techsoc), a sociologist from the University of Maryland ebiquity group, did attend and spoke on the second panel of [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/5251459719_ebc1917ed5.jpg "Mapping the connections among the #wikileaks, #pdfleaks and #cablegate mentioning twitter populations with #NodeXL")
Mapping the connections among the #wikileaks, #pdfleaks and #cablegate mentioning twitter populations with #NodeXL
Posted on December 12, 2010 | No CommentsOn Saturday 11 December 2010 A Symposium on Wikileaks and Internet Freedom (http://personaldemocracy.com/pdfleaks) was held in New York City. I did not attend in person, but the event was streamed live. A colleague of mine, Zeynep Tufekci (@techsoc), a sociologist from the University of Maryland ebiquity group, did attend and spoke on the second panel of [...] -
![Here is a recent collection of NodeXL related activity and commentary: Here is a great review of Analyzing social media networks with NodeXL: Insights from a connected world by Gerd Waloszek, SAP User Experience book reviewer: http://www.sapdesignguild.org/community/ book_people/review_ana_sm_nw.asp Several reviews of the book Analyzing Social Media Networks with NodeXL: Insights from a connected world have [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/nodexl-logo-115x57.jpg "Recent links to NodeXL related commentary and reviews")
Recent links to NodeXL related commentary and reviews
Posted on December 1, 2010 | 1 CommentHere is a recent collection of NodeXL related activity and commentary: Here is a great review of Analyzing social media networks with NodeXL: Insights from a connected world by Gerd Waloszek, SAP User Experience book reviewer: http://www.sapdesignguild.org/community/ book_people/review_ana_sm_nw.asp Several reviews of the book Analyzing Social Media Networks with NodeXL: Insights from a connected world have [...] -
![I have a MacBookPro. I can run Windows very nicely using various Virtual Machine products like VMWare’s Fusion or the free and open VirtualBox. In these virtual machines I can run Windows and Office and then NodeXL. It’s pretty neat to see Windows inside the Mac OS window. I am always amazed that it works [...]](http://www.smrfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/abpoliticsnetmap-sept-21-115x115.jpg "How to run NodeXL on a connected Mac (or other platform) using Amazon EC2")
How to run NodeXL on a connected Mac (or other platform) using Amazon EC2
Posted on November 16, 2010 | No CommentsI have a MacBookPro. I can run Windows very nicely using various Virtual Machine products like VMWare’s Fusion or the free and open VirtualBox. In these virtual machines I can run Windows and Office and then NodeXL. It’s pretty neat to see Windows inside the Mac OS window. I am always amazed that it works [...] -
November 8, 2010 – Seoul, Korea: 3rd International Conference on Digital Culture
Posted on November 6, 2010 | No CommentsOn November 8th, 2010 Social Media Research Foundation Director Marc Smith spoke in Seoul, Korea at the 3rd International Conference on Digital Culture on the topic of “Smart Society and... -
October 26, 2010 – Social Tech 2010 – San Jose, CA
Posted on October 25, 2010 | No CommentsI spoke at the Social Tech 2010 conference in San Jose on October 26, 2010. The event focused on social media technologies and practices in the business to business space.... -
October 22, 2010 – Connecting the Dots – A Network Visualization Symposium at Harvard
Posted on October 17, 2010 | No CommentsCONNECTING THE DOTS A Network Visualization Symposium http://networks.iq.harvard.edu/ Date: October 22, 2010 The first CONNECTING THE DOTS symposium on network visualization organized by Michael Barnett, Jukka-Pekka Onnela, and Samuel Arbesman of The Christakis Lab...
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