Agent-Based Social Networks

Agent-Based Social Networks

ISBN13: 9781522576013|ISBN10: 1522576010|EISBN13: 9781522576020
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7601-3.ch025
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Bergenti, Federico, et al. "Agent-Based Social Networks." Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Media and Communications, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., IGI Global, 2019, pp. 315-326. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7601-3.ch025

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Bergenti, F., Poggi, A., & Tomaiuolo, M. (2019). Agent-Based Social Networks. In M. Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Ed.), Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Media and Communications (pp. 315-326). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7601-3.ch025

Chicago

Bergenti, Federico, Agostino Poggi, and Michele Tomaiuolo. "Agent-Based Social Networks." In Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Media and Communications, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., 315-326. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7601-3.ch025

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Abstract

Social networking sites have deeply changed the face of the web in the last years. Although the current approach to build social networking systems is to create huge centralized systems owned by a single company. Such a strategy has many drawbacks (e.g., lack of privacy, lack of anonymity, risks of censorship, and operating costs). Therefore, a decentralized architecture may offer several advantages, but it may involve some security and design issues that are not present in traditional social networks. This chapter has the goal of introducing social networks and how they can take advantages of a decentralized architecture and how the use of multi-agent technologies help to cope with its security and design issues and, in addition, to support the creation of innovative services for its users.

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