Structural analysis of an online social network: The Spanish network of Flickr
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Flickr, Redes Sociales en Línea, Web 2.0, Cibermetría, Análisis de Redes SocialesAbstract
This paper intends, from a structural point of view, to analyse the network of Flickr´s members who live or were born in Spain. The aim of the work is to know how the network evolves, what is its shape, what groups are detected and what uses are carried out into the network. We have identified 663 Flickr´s members through a double snowball process and then we have harvested their joining date, photos and contacts with a crawler. The results show that the users who join Flickr in 2004 use the service as a communication medium among amateur photographers, while the subsequent members utilise Flickr as a real social network, using the photos as a way to express personal experiences, opinions and tastes.Downloads
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