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Entries from January 2012

Keyword Networks: create word association networks from text with NodeXL (with a macro)

January 29th, 2012 · 5 Comments

This is the collection of keyword pairs that appeared in two clusters of people who Tweeted about “Paul Ryan”, the Republican Congressman from Wisconsin who delivered the GOP rebuttal to the 2011 United States State of the Union Address.  This network illustrates the ways that certain word pairs appears only or predominantly in one cluster (colored [...]

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Tags: Foundation · Measuring social media · Network data providers (spigots) · Network metrics and measures · NodeXL · SMRF · Social Media · Social network · Twitter · Visualization

2012 Monthly Online Practitioner Course in Organizational Network Analysis with NodeXL

January 27th, 2012 · No Comments

Interested in applying social network methods to better understand the structure of your business or organization? In collaboration with Optimice, I will teach a workshop on Social Network Analysis for enterprises, organizations, and businesses using NodeXL. Self-paced e-learning (4 hours) Introduction to Social/Organisational Network Analysis Network patterns and metrics Software tools for network analysis Managing [...]

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Tags: Measuring social media · Metrics · NodeXL · Research · Social Interaction · Social Media · Social network · Social Network Analysis · Social Roles · Social Theories and concepts · Sociology · Talks · Visualization

March 5th Talk at Predictive Analytics World 2012 in San Francisco: Crowd Photography for Social Media

January 4th, 2012 · No Comments

I will speak this March 4th at the 2012 Predictive Analytics World in San Francisco about ” Crowd Photography for Social Media“. http://www.predictiveanalyticsworld.com/sanfrancisco/2012/speakers.php http://www.predictiveanalyticsworld.com/sanfrancisco/2012/agenda.php# Monday @ 5:25-5:45pm Track 1: Social Data Case Study: Social Media Research Foundation Crowd Photography for Social Media Crowds of people gather in social media around many products, services, businesses, and [...]

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Tags: Conference · Foundation · Measuring social media · Network clusters and communities · NodeXL · PAWCON: Predictive Analytics World · Research · SMRF · Social Media · Social Media Research Foundation · Social network · Social Network Analysis · Social Theories and concepts · Sociology · Talks · Visualization

March 1 Talk at O’Reilly Strata Conf, Santa Clara, Mapping social media networks (with no coding) using NodeXL

January 3rd, 2012 · No Comments

On March 1st I will speak at the 2012 Strata Conference in Santa Clara, California about: Mapping social media networks (with no coding) using NodeXL Time: 16:50 on 01 Mar 2012. Session type: 40 minute presentation Topics: Visualization & Interface Description: Maps of the complex connections that form when people link, like, reply, rate, review, [...]

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Tags: Conference

Feb 23 Talk at Personal Digital Archiving 2012 at the Internet Archive, San Francisco: Arc-chiving: saving social links for study

January 2nd, 2012 · No Comments

I will present a talk at Personal Digital Archiving 2012 titled “Arc-chiving: saving social links for study“. The conference will be held on Thursday-Friday, February 23-24, 2012 at the Internet Archive in San Francisco. News and updates on the conference will be posted at the conference web site, http://personalarchiving.com. My talk this year will focus on [...]

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Tags: Conference · Data Mining · Foundation · Network metrics and measures · NodeXL · Personal Digital Archiving · Research · Social Interaction · Social Media · Social Media Research Foundation · Social network · Social Network Analysis · Social Roles · Social Theories and concepts · Sociology · Talks · Visualization

January 19-20, 2012: Syracuse University – NodeXL Social Network Analysis Workshop

January 1st, 2012 · No Comments

I will speak and lead a workshop on social media network analysis at Syracuse University on the 19th and 20th of January, 2012. Ines Mergel is my host.  Prof. Mergel is Assistant Professor of Public Administration, Department of Public Administration and International Affairs, and a Senior Research Associate at the Center for Technology and Information Policy at the Maxwell School of [...]

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Tags: Collective Action · Connected Action · Foundation · Measuring social media · NodeXL · Research · SMRF · Social Interaction · Social Media · Social Media Research Foundation · Social network · Social Network Analysis · Talks · University · Visualization