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What is Social Networks
1.
A
social
structure such individuals or organizations and the relationship between them.
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The term refers to individuals and their interconnections with others, which could include business relationships, kinship or trust.
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3.
The set of human relations in an organization, which exist independently of whether or not they are analyzed; as a discipline,
social networks
is the study of those interrelations.
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4.
The links between individuals in a population.
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5.
Online services, platforms, or sites that focus on facilitating the building of
social
relations among people.
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6.
Social networks
are web technologies that enable individuals to interact with others over the internet.
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7.
These are web-based applications that focus on creating communities of individuals with shared interests, providing numerous methods of interaction between network participants. Popular
social networks
include Facebook, Friendster, Orkut, WhatsApp, and MySpace.
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8.
It is called to every single tool which was located on the Internet network and has the finality to interact people. The main propose of this world is to connect people immediately and make easier to share information. Every person must have a personal profile with personal information that must be real. From your account it is provided a way to share information such as pictures, videos and documents. Facebook (2004) AU66: The in-text citation "Facebook (2004)" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. is the most popular
social networks
but it is not the only one.
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9.
The structures formed by individuals’ patterns of
social
interaction.
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10.
A
social
structure made up of individuals and organizations with similar interests who come together to share information or hold discussions of common interests.
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11.
A term used to describe virtual or online communities of shared practice.
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12.
Networks
on the Internet that have developed due to the similarity in the needs of certain segments of users.
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structured
social
relations that carry informational and affective content.
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14.
They function as communication channels and allow the exchange of resources to several levels, as a form of spreading and sharing ideas. The
social
relationships established at work are an important tool for the understanding of the workers’ outcomes in the organizations.
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15.
People who are directly or indirectly linked together in a
social
group.
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16.
Social Networks
are advancements of virtual communities where the relationship between users is shown as virtual interaction network. Users of these specific websites are able to post their personal profile and interact with their friends.
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17.
Communications platforms on the Internet where users share content and interact with those who have their own tastes and interests. They represent a powerful 2.0 tool that provides very significant advantages to the company, a source of great opportunity that allows it to more widely disseminate its news and updates on products, increase customer interaction and loyalty, provide personalized attention and obtain greater brand visibility.
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18.
The group of people or staff that are involved in a relationship for a specific reason. For example, a
social
network of people having a discussion each week to discuss technical issues regarding a specific project.
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19.
They called as a structure which represents a group of interrelated people and indicates the bonds that link them together.
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20.
Are the representation of connections among registered users of an IS system.
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21.
Tools used to disseminate information and interact with people virtually. Some examples are Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Tik Tok.
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22.
A web-based application that focuses on creating communities of individuals with shared interests, providing numerous methods of interaction between network participants. Popular
social networks
include Facebook, Friendster, Orkut, and MySpace.
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23.
Is a
social
structure composed of persons or organizations, connected by one or several types of relationships, which share common values and goals.
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24.
Websites and applications that allow users to interact with others
social
ly through posting messages, pictures, and engaging in other purely
social
activities online through their portal.
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25.
The
social
network consists of the network that is created by the individuals for an interaction with other individuals with common interests.
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26.
Social
networking is a virtual communication environment where people come together with different purposes such as information, entertainment and
social
ization, communicate independently of time and space, create and display their own profile and access other users’ profiles.
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27.
In the definition of
social networks
, inter-relationality among diverse
social
actors, such as individual private users and organizations, is a core element.
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28.
Social
network is Web 2.0 based services that enables users to create multi channels interactions through
social
media.
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29.
Platforms that enable their users connect with others in online environments.
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30.
Is a
social
structure composed of persons or organizations, connected by one or several types of relationships, which share common values and goals.
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31.
Channels and/or conduits of information and knowledge. SN research concentrates mainly on 2 types of
social networks
that reflect different contents or resources flowing through ties. Instrumental
social networks
are conduits for the circulation of information and resources. These are the most studied. Then there are the expressive
networks
reflect patterns of more affect-laden relationships. By focusing on epistemics, we also consider meaning,
social
and personal context, offering the theoretical and methodological lenses through which SNT and sociology tries to answer questions related to the creation and epistemic authority of knowledge, in our case in higher education.
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32.
information, comments, messages, pictures and so on. a private website or other application that allows users to communicate with each other by sending.
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33.
The
social
network consists of the network that is created by the individuals for an interaction with other individuals with common interests.
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34.
These are online applications, platform and media that facilitate interaction, collaboration and content sharing, like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.
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35.
These websites allow users to create personal web pages and then connect with other people to share content and communicate with each other.
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36.
Are sites that allow people to build personal web pages and then connect with friends to share content and communication. The biggest
social networks
are Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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37.
This allows people to build personal web pages and then connect with friends to share content and communicate.
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38.
informal groups of learners who interact regularly for the purpose of learning.
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39.
Online platforms that are used to communicate with other people or share information. They can be used for entertainment or for professional purposes.
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40.
Social networks
are structures formed on the Internet by people or organizations that connect based on common interests or values.
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41.
Connections that allow people using
social
media tools to create, upload and share content online. This content is created by millions of people and can be shared similarly.
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42.
Groups of people who communicate with each other, and who often have shared interests and stronger
social
ties.
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43.
The group of people or staff that are involved in a relationship for a specific reason. For example, a
social
network of people having a discussion each week to discuss technical issues regarding a specific project.
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44.
A set of
social
actors - be they individuals, groups, organizations, or countries - and the relations among them.
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45.
“
social
structure made up of individuals (or organizations) called “nodes”, which are tied (connected) by one or more specific types of interdependency, such as friendship, kinship, common interest, financial exchange, dislike, sexual relationships, or relationships of beliefs, knowledge or prestige” (“
Social
network”, 2011, para. 1).
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46.
The group of people or staff that are involved in a relationship for a specific reason. For example, a
social
network of people having a discussion each week to discuss technical issues regarding a specific project.
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47.
A
social
structure made of nodes and links, where nodes usually represents individuals or organizations. Nodes are connected with links.
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48.
It is a Web 2.0 tool that supports collaboration, knowledge sharing, interaction and communication of users from different places with a common goal.
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49.
Is a
social
structure composed of persons or organizations, connected by one or several types of relationships, which share common values and goals.
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50.
A website or computer program that allows people to communicate and shareinformation on the internet using a computer or mobile phone.
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51.
They function as communication channels and allow the exchange of resources to several levels, as a form of spreading and sharing ideas. The
social
relationships established at work are an important tool for the understanding of the workers’ outcomes in the organizations.
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52.
Is a
social
structure composed of persons or organizations, connected by one or several types of relationships, which share common values ??and goals.
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53.
Social networks
are a set of individuals having one or more relationships, interdependencies or activities in common which ties them together and result in complex structures.
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54.
Informal groups of learners who interact regularly for the purpose of learning.
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55.
It is a network of individuals (such as family, friends, acquaintances, and coworkers) connected by interpersonal relationships.
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56.
Are online web services that provide users with various forms of communication and the possibility of personal presentation.
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57.
Relationships between people with a common interest and a need to intercommunicate.
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58.
It is the set of links or interconnections that are generated through the coexistence and interaction of individuals or organizations in a
social
environment.
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59.
informal groups of learners who interact regularly for the purpose of learning.
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60.
Networks
for
social
communication and multiple information sharing, amongst Internet users.
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61.
Virtual communities through which individuals connect and interact digitally with the purpose of sharing digital content and other forms of
social
and emotional manifestation.
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62.
In the definition of
social networks
, inter-relationality among diverse
social
actors, such as individual private users and organizations, is a core element.
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63.
A type of
social
media organized in a network form, which allows extensive interaction between users.
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64.
Social networks
have been described as “a finite set or sets of actors and the relation or relations defined on them” ( Wasserman & Faust, 1994 , p. 20). In short,
social networks
reflect communication, collaboration and loose acquaintances in networked communities ( Reinhardt et al., 2009 ). A
social
network refers thus to an informal body consisting of a set of actors (e.g., individuals or groups) and the relationships between them. These relationships can be either weak or strong and has an effect on the creation and distribution of knowledge among its members.
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65.
They function as communication channels and allow the exchange of resources to several levels, as a form of spreading and sharing ideas. The
social
relationships established at work are an important tool for the understanding of the workers’ outcomes in the organizations.
Learn more in: The Use of Online Social Networks in Higher Education and Its Influence on Job Performance
66.
Webs of
social
relationship and
social
ties where actors interrelate and interact with each other.
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67.
This term refers to the connections between individuals in a community. Christakis and Fowler (2011) define this as “an organized set of people that consists of two kinds of elements: human beings and the connections between them. Real, everyday
social networks
evolve organically from the natural tendency of each person to seek out and make many or few friends, to have large or small families, to work in personable or anonymous workplaces” (p. 13).
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68.
A
social
network is a
social
structure made up of a set of
social
actors (such as individuals or organizations) and a set of the dyadic ties between these actors.
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69.
Internet
social
media sites that are used to connect with different people and can have different purposes like for
social
interaction or business.
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70.
Social networks
comprise
social
structures consisting of a set of
social
actors, individuals or organizations, and a set of ties between these actors.
Social networks
could be developed in an offline environment (implying personal relationships and interactions) and in an online environment (implying digital relationships and interactions).
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71.
A web-based application that focuses on creating communities of individuals with shared interests, providing numerous methods of interaction between network participants. Popular
social networks
include Facebook, Friendster, Orkut, and MySpace
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72.
Is a
social
structure composed of persons or organizations, connected by one or several types of relationships, which share common values and goals.
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73.
Social
structure which involves different subjects of any interested topics internationally whereby at least a group of two people interactively exchange.
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74.
Is a
social
structure composed of persons or organizations, connected by one or several types of relationships, which share common values and goals.
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