Online communities are connecting hordes of individuals and generating rich social network data. The social capital that resides within these networks is largely unknown. We propo...
A user profile on an online social network is characterized by its profile entries (keywords). In this paper, we study the relationship between semantic similarity of user keywo...
We investigate the breaking of ties between individuals in the online social network of Twitter, a hugely popular social media service. Building on sociology concepts such as stre...
Previous research in Kyrgyzstan has demonstrated the importance of close social networks as avenues for gathering and sharing information, assistance and goods in the country. How...
Online reviews are widely used for purchase decisions. Their trustworthiness is limited, however, by fake reviews. Fortunately, opinions from friends in a social network are more ...