Every once in a while, people e-mail me with questions about netplot, and probably the most frequently asked question is how to convert data from an adjacency matrix into an edgelist, which…
Category: Social Networks
About the network structure of Hyves
I am pleased to announce the publication of my latest paper in PLoS ONE, titled “Composition and Structure of a Large Online Social Network in the Netherlands.” The paper studies the network…
Misc. links, March 2012
Cambridge University Press launches a new journal called Network Science. The editorial board looks impressive, with prominent names from various disciplines that deal with networks, including sociology, economics, physics, and computer science….
New working paper online: Online Social Networks in the Netherlands
I just uploaded a new working paper on SSRN, titled “Composition and Structure of a Large Online Social Network in the Netherlands.” The paper describes an exploratory analysis of a unique dataset…
10th Workshop on Networks in Economics and Sociology in Utrecht
For the tenth time, we organize our Workshop on Networks in Economics and Sociology at Utrecht University, as a co-production of the department of Sociology and the Utrecht School of Economics. To…
Social Networks switches to single blind peer review
I just got the following message from Elsevier: I would like to inform you that the Editors of Social Network have decided to change the current reviewing policy from ‘Double Blind’ (…
Couchsurfing visualized
My collaborator Bogdan State of Stanford University created a video of the evolution of a local “Couchsurfing” network, as part of our research project on the evolution of trust within the Couchsurfing…
New paper: Measuring Segregation in Social Networks
My coauthor Michał Bojanowski just uploaded our working paper “Measuring Segregation in Social Networks” to SSRN. Here’s the abstract: Network homophily is a pattern in which ties are more likely to exist…
The debate on identifying influence in networks continues
The debate about the methodological problems surrounding influence effects in networks (see my ) continues on the SOCNET discussion list, mostly in reaction to Lyons’ critique of Christakis and Fowler’s well-known obesity…
Assorted links, May 2011
Orgtheory.net has a really neat compilation of advice by editors of various top journals on what constitutes a good review in the peer-review process. Very useful for beginning reviewers, as this is one…