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3rd Party Data Importers for NodeXL: Web, Exchange, and Facebook Importers

NodeXL 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 […]

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 […]

Please vote on our SxSW panel: Social Mapping: Bridging Online & Offline Events

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 […]

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 […]

Help file for NodeXL (v.172+)

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 […]

Zoom.it – displaying zoomable Twitter network images of the terms “FOCAS11″ or “Aspen Institute”

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 […]