An Introduction To Social Networks

Posted on August 26th, 2010 by Brian Kelly

What Is A Social Network? Wikipedia defines a social network service as a service which “focuses on the building and verifying of online social networks for communities of people who share interests and activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others, and which necessitates the use of software.” [1]. A [...]

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Facebook: Opportunities and Challenges

Posted on August 26th, 2010 by Brian Kelly

Why The Interest In Facebook? Facebook has generated much interest over recent months. Much of the interest has arisen since Facebook announced the Facebook Platform [1] which enabled third party developers to build applications which could be used within the Facebook environment. Since Facebook was developed initially to support students it is not surprising that [...]

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