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Many thanks to those of you who emailed me tips and feedback regarding 
studying roles in social networks!
Several of you pointed out that "roles in social networks" was a huge 
area, and that I might get more targeted feedback if my request was more 
precise, so here I go:

I am in particular looking at the roles of "boundary spanners", "opinion 
leaders", and "major content contributors" in the context of social 
networks in online communities. Any pointers to previous work related to 
these particular roles as well as methodologies regarding identifying 
and studying them would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks again,
Viil

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Viil Lid
Interdisciplinary PhD student in Communication and Information Sciences
University of Hawaii
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Viil Lid wrote:
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> Aloha,
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> I am a PhD student and a long time lurker in this list. My 
> dissertation involves studying various roles in social networks, and I 
> would really appreciate any pointers to studies and articles related 
> to this subject.
>
> Mahalo,
> Viil
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> Viil Lid
> Interdisciplinary PhD student in Communication and Information Sciences
> University of Hawaii
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