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Hello,

Thanks for your messages. Social networks analysis is a new domain for me
and I still have some difficulties to define and understand some terms.

Forgive me for my English, it is not my mother tongue and sometimes, it
must be ambiguous.

What do I mean by online social networks? These networks refers to the
connections that individuals have to others on the Internet using a
communication technology (e-mail, chat, etc.). On the contrary, offline
social networks refers to the connections that individuals have to others
without using a communication technology.

My question was: "are there any differences between online social networks
and offline social networks in terms of research?". It was not very clear,
and I'm sorry for that. In fact, I was told that online social networks
had not received much attention (is it a new domain of research?),
comparatively to offline social networks? Does anyone have an opinion?

I was told too that, actually, the approach to study social networks was
essentially static and didn't take into account the network changes, its
evolution? Does anyone have an opinion?

Many thanks,

Regards,

Emilie Marquois-Ogez

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