The first task any individual faces after joining an online social network (OSN) is locating
friends that are present on that particular site. Most OSNs offer some variation of a tool that …

Matching the profiles of a user across multiple online social networks brings opportunities for
new services and applications as well as new insights on user online behavior, yet it raises …

Abstract Social Networking Sites, such as Facebook and Linkedin, are clear examples of the
impact that the Web 2.0 has on people around the world, because they target an aspect of …

The proliferation of social networks and all the personal data that people share brings many
opportunities for developing exciting new applications. At the same time, however, the …

Inter-social networks operations and functionalities are required in several scenarios (data
integration, data enrichment, information retrieval, etc.). To achieve this, matching user …

In recent years, Online Social Networks (OSNs) have essentially become an integral part of
our daily lives. There are hundreds of OSNs, each with its own focus and offers for particular …

Online social networks (OSNs), such as Facebook and Twitter, have become an integral part
of our daily lives. There are hundreds of OSNs, and each offers particular services and …

Due to the amount of personally identifiable information shared by users of online social
networks (OSNs) and the often not adequately adjusted privacy settings, it is possible to …

This paper introduces the problem of matching people names to their corresponding social
network identities such as their Twitter accounts. Existing tools for this purpose build upon …

BACKGROUND Many Internet-based or web-based social networks are powerful tools to
connect people separated by potentially vast distances. Social networks currently allow …