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1. Facebook friends2pajek application
2. Network Structure and Group Contribution (2)
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 01:47:55 -0800
From: Andrej Kastrin <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Facebook friends2pajek application
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Dear all,
Facebook friends2pajek application (http://apps.facebook.com/friends_to_pajek/)
offers a simple way to export your personal Facebook network into Pajek format.
When the file is created, it can be imported into Pajek (version 2.00 or later)
or opened in any Unicode plain text editor.
Application is still in beta (very large networks are not supported yet); if you
find a bug or if you have feature request please do not hesitate to contact me.
Best, Andrej
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:19:34 -0600
From: Brooke Foucault <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Network Structure and Group Contribution
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Hi all,
Hope those of you who were at Sunbelt have made it safely back home. I am
helping an undergraduate research assistant (Nick Merrill) in the SONIC lab
at Northwestern with his first research paper. He's interested in how
network structure, specifically an individual's position in the network,
influences one's likelihood of contributing resources to one's group in the
virtual world Second Life. Second Life has an economy that is tied to the
real-world economy, so making a donation to a group in Second Life
constitutes contributing real resources (money) to that group.
This is not an area I'm super familiar with, so I'm hoping you can suggest
either specific measures we should look at, or prior work that deals with
network structure and group donations/contributions. So far, we've analyzed
degree centrality (as a measure of social status) and overall wealth in the
game (on the assumption that more wealth makes it more likely that you'll
donate wealth). Obviously, we could also include other measures of
centrality as proxies for social status and/or power, but we'd like to move
beyond that, too.
Does anyone know of literature that discusses these measures (and/or other
measures!) in relation to group resource commitment? Ideally, a paper that
focuses on these measures in a real-world context would give us a coherent
framework for approaching the problem in Second Life.
Any and all related literature would be greatly appreciated. Please feel
free to email me, or you can email Nick directly at:
[log in to unmask]
Thanks for your help!
Best,
Brooke
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Northwestern University
Media, Technology and Society
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Hi all,=A0<div><br></div><div>Hope those of you who were at Sunbelt have ma=
de it safely back home. I am helping an undergraduate research assistant (N=
ick Merrill) in the SONIC lab at Northwestern with his first research paper=
. He's interested in how network structure, specifically an individual&=
#39;s position in the network, influences one's likelihood of contribut=
ing resources to one's group in the virtual world Second Life. Second L=
ife has an economy that is tied to the real-world economy, so making a dona=
tion to a group in Second Life constitutes contributing real resources (mon=
ey) to that group.=A0</div>
<div><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetic=
a, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><p>This is not=
an area I'm super familiar with, so I'm hoping you can suggest eit=
her specific measures we should look at, or prior work that deals with netw=
ork structure and group donations/contributions. So far, we've analyzed=
degree centrality (as a measure of social status) and overall wealth in th=
e game (on the assumption that more wealth makes it more likely that you=
9;ll donate wealth). Obviously, we could also include other measures of cen=
trality as proxies for social status and/or power, but we'd like to mov=
e beyond that, too.=A0</p>
<p>Does anyone know of literature that discusses these measures (and/or oth=
er measures!) in relation to group resource commitment? Ideally, a paper th=
at focuses on these measures in a real-world context would give us a cohere=
nt framework for approaching the problem in Second Life.=A0</p>
<p>Any and all related literature would be greatly appreciated. Please feel=
free to email me, or you can email Nick directly at:=A0<a href=3D"mailto:n=
[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</a></p><p>Thanks for your=
help!</p>
</span>Best,=A0</div><div>Brooke=A0</div><div><br>-- <br>Brooke Foucault We=
lles<br>Northwestern University<br>Media, Technology and Society<br><a href=
=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</a><br>
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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:39:35 +0100
From: Robin Teigland <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Network Structure and Group Contribution
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Hello,
Ron Burt has done some work in Second Life. Here is a link to a paper he ha=
s
written on this:
"Structural Holes in Virtual Worlds," ( SHVW.pdf
<http://faculty.chicagogsb.edu/ronald.burt/research/SHVW.pdf> )
This paper is about the validity of virtual worlds as a place to study
the effects of social networks and instruct people in the ways networks
operate. The potential is enormous. Virtual worlds offer good-quality,
time-stamped, micro-level data on social networks in large, heterogeneous
populations. Models can be formulated and tested with a precision
impossible to match with standard sociometric survey methods. More, social
skills can be learned in virtual worlds that can require years of experienc=
e
in the real world, and remain in many people undeveloped. However, there i=
s
a preliminary question that has to be answered: Are virtual worlds a new
context for familiar social processes, or merely an odd context in which
social processes play out in ways that do not generalize to the real world?
The conclusion reached in this paper is that two foundational network
effects play out in a familiar way in at least one of the large virtual
worlds. The virtual world is Second Life. The two effects are achievement
increasing with network brokerage, and trust increasing with network
closure. As expected from previous theory and research in the real world,
relations embedded in closed networks within Second Life are more likely to
be close, trusting relationships. As expected from previous theory and
research in the real world, network brokers in Second Life are more likely
to be the leaders who provide social infrastructure that makes the virtual
world valuable and attractive. Brokers are more likely to found groups,
invitation-only groups and groups open to the public. The groups they foun=
d
are more likely to survive and attract more people as members. These
results, consistent with network effects in the real world, are initial
evidence that it would be reasonable to use the rich network data available
in virtual worlds to better understand networks in the real world.
I am also conducting research in second life and other virtual worlds. Here
is our project blog: www.nordicworlds.net. Your research assistant is
welcome to contact me directly at [log in to unmask]
Best regards,
Robin
---------
Robin Teigland, PhD
Stockholm School of Economics
Stockholm, Sweden
www.knowledgenetworking.org
Check out NVWN - Nordic Worlds Virtual Network! An international,
inter-disciplinary project co-funded by NICe investigating entrepreneurship
and innovation through virtual worlds and the 3D internet:
www.nordicworlds.net.
On 14/2/11 18:19 PM, "Brooke Foucault" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> ***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** Hi all,=A0
>=20
> Hope those of you who were at Sunbelt have made it safely back home. I am
> helping an undergraduate research assistant (Nick Merrill) in the SONIC l=
ab at
> Northwestern with his first research paper. He's interested in how networ=
k
> structure, specifically an individual's position in the network, influenc=
es
> one's likelihood of contributing resources to one's group in the virtual =
world
> Second Life. Second Life has an economy that is tied to the real-world
> economy, so making a donation to a group in Second Life constitutes
> contributing real resources (money) to that group.=A0
> This is not an area I'm super familiar with, so I'm hoping you can sugges=
t
> either specific measures we should look at, or prior work that deals with
> network structure and group donations/contributions. So far, we've analyz=
ed
> degree centrality (as a measure of social status) and overall wealth in t=
he
> game (on the assumption that more wealth makes it more likely that you'll
> donate wealth). Obviously, we could also include other measures of centra=
lity
> as proxies for social status and/or power, but we'd like to move beyond t=
hat,
> too.=A0
>=20
> Does anyone know of literature that discusses these measures (and/or othe=
r
> measures!) in relation to group resource commitment? Ideally, a paper tha=
t
> focuses on these measures in a real-world context would give us a coheren=
t
> framework for approaching the problem in Second Life.=A0
>=20
> Any and all related literature would be greatly appreciated. Please feel =
free
> to email me, or you can email Nick directly at:[log in to unmask]
>=20
> Thanks for your help!
> Best,=A0
> Brooke=A0
=20
On 14/2/11 18:19 PM, "Brooke Foucault" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> ***** To join INSNA, visit http://www.insna.org ***** Hi all,=A0
>=20
> Hope those of you who were at Sunbelt have made it safely back home. I am
> helping an undergraduate research assistant (Nick Merrill) in the SONIC l=
ab at
> Northwestern with his first research paper. He's interested in how networ=
k
> structure, specifically an individual's position in the network, influenc=
es
> one's likelihood of contributing resources to one's group in the virtual =
world
> Second Life. Second Life has an economy that is tied to the real-world
> economy, so making a donation to a group in Second Life constitutes
> contributing real resources (money) to that group.=A0
> This is not an area I'm super familiar with, so I'm hoping you can sugges=
t
> either specific measures we should look at, or prior work that deals with
> network structure and group donations/contributions. So far, we've analyz=
ed
> degree centrality (as a measure of social status) and overall wealth in t=
he
> game (on the assumption that more wealth makes it more likely that you'll
> donate wealth). Obviously, we could also include other measures of centra=
lity
> as proxies for social status and/or power, but we'd like to move beyond t=
hat,
> too.=A0
>=20
> Does anyone know of literature that discusses these measures (and/or othe=
r
> measures!) in relation to group resource commitment? Ideally, a paper tha=
t
> focuses on these measures in a real-world context would give us a coheren=
t
> framework for approaching the problem in Second Life.=A0
>=20
> Any and all related literature would be greatly appreciated. Please feel =
free
> to email me, or you can email Nick directly at:[log in to unmask]
>=20
> Thanks for your help!
> Best,=A0
> Brooke=A0
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'>Hello,<BR>
<BR>
Ron Burt has done some work in Second Life. Here is a link to a paper he ha=
s written on this:<BR>
<BR>
<B>"Structural Holes in Virtual Worlds,"</B> ( SHVW.pdf <=
;<a href=3D"http://faculty.chicagogsb.edu/ronald.burt/research/SHVW.pdf">http:=
//faculty.chicagogsb.edu/ronald.burt/research/SHVW.pdf</a>> )  =
; <BR>
</SPAN><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:10pt'><B> &n=
bsp;This paper is about the validity of virtual worlds as a place to study t=
he effects of social networks and instruct people in the ways networks opera=
te. The potential is enormous. Virtual worlds offer good-quality=
, time-stamped, micro-level data on social networks in large, heterogeneous =
populations. Models can be formulated and tested with a precision impo=
ssible to match with standard sociometric survey methods. More, social=
skills can be learned in virtual worlds that can require years of experienc=
e in the real world, and remain in many people undeveloped. However, t=
here is a preliminary question that has to be answered: Are virtual worlds a=
new context for familiar social processes, or merely an odd context in whic=
h social processes play out in ways that do not generalize to the real world=
? The conclusion reached in this paper is that two foundational networ=
k effects play out in a familiar way in at least one of the large virtual wo=
rlds. The virtual world is Second Life. The two effects are achi=
evement increasing with network brokerage, and trust increasing with network=
closure. As expected from previous theory and research in the real wo=
rld, relations embedded in closed networks within Second Life are more likel=
y to be close, trusting relationships. As expected from previous theor=
y and research in the real world, network brokers in Second Life are more li=
kely to be the leaders who provide social infrastructure that makes the virt=
ual world valuable and attractive. Brokers are more likely to found gr=
oups, invitation-only groups and groups open to the public. The groups=
they found are more likely to survive and attract more people as members. &=
nbsp;These results, consistent with network effects in the real world, are i=
nitial evidence that it would be reasonable to use the rich network data ava=
ilable in virtual worlds to better understand networks in the real world.</B=
></SPAN></FONT><B><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:10.5pt'> <BR>
<BR>
</SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:10.5pt'>I am also conducting research in =
second life and other virtual worlds. Here is our project blog: www.nordicwo=
rlds.net. Your research assistant is welcome to contact me directly at <a hr=
ef=3D"[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</a>.<BR>
<BR>
Best regards,<BR>
Robin<BR>
<BR>
---------<BR>
Robin Teigland, PhD<BR>
Stockholm School of Economics<BR>
Stockholm, Sweden<BR>
www.knowledgenetworking.org<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
Check out NVWN - Nordic Worlds Virtual Network! An international, int=
er-disciplinary project co-funded by NICe investigating entrepreneurship and=
innovation through virtual worlds and the 3D internet: www.nordicworlds.net=
.<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
On 14/2/11 18:19 PM, "Brooke Foucault" <<a href=3D"b-foucault@NO=
RTHWESTERN.EDU">[log in to unmask]</a>> wrote:<BR>
<BR>
</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE=3D"Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><=
SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:10.5pt'>***** To join INSNA, visit <a href=3D"http=
://www.insna.org">http://www.insna.org</a> ***** Hi all,=A0<BR>
<BR>
Hope those of you who were at Sunbelt have made it safely back home. I am h=
elping an undergraduate research assistant (Nick Merrill) in the SONIC lab a=
t Northwestern with his first research paper. He's interested in how network=
structure, specifically an individual's position in the network, influences=
one's likelihood of contributing resources to one's group in the virtual wo=
rld Second Life. Second Life has an economy that is tied to the real-world e=
conomy, so making a donation to a group in Second Life constitutes contribut=
ing real resources (money) to that group.=A0<BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:10pt=
'>This is not an area I'm super familiar with, so I'm hoping you can suggest=
either specific measures we should look at, or prior work that deals with n=
etwork structure and group donations/contributions. So far, we've analyzed d=
egree centrality (as a measure of social status) and overall wealth in the g=
ame (on the assumption that more wealth makes it more likely that you'll don=
ate wealth). Obviously, we could also include other measures of centrality a=
s proxies for social status and/or power, but we'd like to move beyond that,=
too.=A0<BR>
<BR>
Does anyone know of literature that discusses these measures (and/or other =
measures!) in relation to group resource commitment? Ideally, a paper that f=
ocuses on these measures in a real-world context would give us a coherent fr=
amework for approaching the problem in Second Life.=A0<BR>
<BR>
Any and all related literature would be greatly appreciated. Please feel fr=
ee to email me, or you can email Nick directly at:=A0<a href=3D"nick.j.merrill@g=
mail.com">[log in to unmask]</a><BR>
<BR>
Thanks for your help!<BR>
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STYLE=3D'font-size:11pt'>Best,=A0<BR>
Brooke=A0<BR>
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<BR>
<BR>
On 14/2/11 18:19 PM, "Brooke Foucault" <<a href=3D"b-foucault@NO=
RTHWESTERN.EDU">[log in to unmask]</a>> wrote:<BR>
<BR>
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SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:11pt'>***** To join INSNA, visit <a href=3D"http:/=
/www.insna.org">http://www.insna.org</a> ***** Hi all,=A0<BR>
<BR>
Hope those of you who were at Sunbelt have made it safely back home. I am h=
elping an undergraduate research assistant (Nick Merrill) in the SONIC lab a=
t Northwestern with his first research paper. He's interested in how network=
structure, specifically an individual's position in the network, influences=
one's likelihood of contributing resources to one's group in the virtual wo=
rld Second Life. Second Life has an economy that is tied to the real-world e=
conomy, so making a donation to a group in Second Life constitutes contribut=
ing real resources (money) to that group.=A0<BR>
</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE=3D"2"><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"><SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:10pt=
'>This is not an area I'm super familiar with, so I'm hoping you can suggest=
either specific measures we should look at, or prior work that deals with n=
etwork structure and group donations/contributions. So far, we've analyzed d=
egree centrality (as a measure of social status) and overall wealth in the g=
ame (on the assumption that more wealth makes it more likely that you'll don=
ate wealth). Obviously, we could also include other measures of centrality a=
s proxies for social status and/or power, but we'd like to move beyond that,=
too.=A0<BR>
<BR>
Does anyone know of literature that discusses these measures (and/or other =
measures!) in relation to group resource commitment? Ideally, a paper that f=
ocuses on these measures in a real-world context would give us a coherent fr=
amework for approaching the problem in Second Life.=A0<BR>
<BR>
Any and all related literature would be greatly appreciated. Please feel fr=
ee to email me, or you can email Nick directly at:=A0<a href=3D"nick.j.merrill@g=
mail.com">[log in to unmask]</a><BR>
<BR>
Thanks for your help!<BR>
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Brooke=A0<BR>
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