… Here, we present a model for a social network that is based upon plausible social structures
… about social networks. 1) Individuals in social networks are endowed not only with network …

… paper emphasizes the dynamics of social networks and the effects of the dynamics on
information flow. Specifically, we consider how to efficiently search social networks with the help of …

… In this paper we focus on a specific aspect of social search … social network status message
update. We compare this experience to searching for the same information with a Web search …

… social networks. Second, we present results from an experiment in social network-based Web
search … in leveraging social networks for future Internet search. The remainder of this paper …

… the extended social network to be a … , social networks may affect help-seeking and thereby
influence the uses of services in several ways. Gourash (1978) has outlined four such network …

… , is a question we address by analyzing real-world social networks. This analysis examines
whether social networks are structured in a way to allow effective local search. In answering …

… Of course, the information we pull out from the profiles is driven by the search capabilities
of the social networking sites. Table 1 lists the attributes we search for on MySpace and …

… in the use of online social media by tourists: … social network users use to find information
before and during the trip, the type of information they search, and where they share information. …

… SEARCHING IN SOCIAL NETWORKS In this section, we first review the rich literature about
searching for people in social networks… used for finding people in social networks, when the …

… how people route information needs to search engines and social networks. When given the
option of using a search engine or SMQA, our participants preferred to use a search engine, …