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NodeXL (v.174) throws a curve: edges that bend (a bit)

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 […]

NodeXL TwitterScope: social media science in a bucket

by Dru! Can useful observations be made by studying the social media sea one bucket at a time? NodeXL has data import “spigots” for pulling social networks out of several social media systems including Twitter, YouTube, flickr, and email. Twitter networks of follows and followers, reply and mentions can be extracted based on either a [...]

Getting Edgy with NodeXL (v.1.0.1.120): Variable line types for ties

Not all ties are the same. Many networks are collections of multiplex relationships: multiple types of ties link the entities in the graph. NodeXL now (v.1.0.1.120) supports edge styles so that links can have color, width, and style to distinguish…

Video: Using NodeXL to map the “digg” mentioning Twitter population

This is a brief demo video about NodeXL analyzing Twitter social network connections among a group of users who all mentioned the term "digg". 2009 - November - NodeXL - Demo - Mapping Twitter Social Networks "Digg" from Marc Smith…

More networks from Slate: Interesting use of network diagram for data display

Here is an interesting use of a network diagram for data display: http://sdn.slate.com/features/endofamerica/EOANetwork.htm Readers Who Like This Apocalypse Also Preferred ... The end-of-America social network. Slate's "Choose Your Own Apocalypse" game asked readers to browse through a list of 144…

Paper (using NodeXL!): Tweet the Debates: Understanding Community Annotation of Uncollected Sources

A recent paper makes use of NodeXL to create illustrations of data from connections among twitter users drawn from the United States presidential debates in October 2008. One illustration highlights the major clusters in the network. Tweet the Debates: Understanding…