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Quantitative and sociological analysis of blog networks

Wiktor Bachnik 1Stanisław Szymczyk 1Piotr Leszczyński 1Rafał Podsiadło 1Ewa Rymszewicz 1Łukasz Kuryło 1Danuta Makowiec 1Beata Bykowska 2

1. Gdansk University, Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, (IFTiA UG), Wita Stwosza 57, Gdańsk 80-952, Poland
2. Gdansk University, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology (WNS), Pomorska 68, Gdańsk 80-343, Poland

Abstract

This paper examines the emerging phenomenon of blogging, using three different Polish blogging services as the base of the research. Authors show that blog networks are sharing their characteristics with complex networks (γ-coefficients, small worlds, cliques, etc.). Elements of sociometric analysis were used to prove existence of different social structures in the blog networks.

 

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Presentation: Oral at 2 Ogólnopolskie Sympozjum "Fizyka w Ekonomii i Naukach Społecznych", Plenary session, by Wiktor Bachnik
See On-line Journal of 2 Ogólnopolskie Sympozjum "Fizyka w Ekonomii i Naukach Społecznych"

Submitted: 2006-03-01 11:47
Revised:   2009-06-07 00:44