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HICSS
2010
IEEE
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Analyzing Leadership Dynamics in Distributed Group Communication
—We apply social network analysis (SNA) to examine the dynamics of leadership in distributed groups, specifically Free/Libre Open Source Software development projects, and its r...
Kevin Crowston, Andrea Wiggins, James Howison
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INFOCOM
2009
IEEE
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P2P Second Life: Experimental Validation Using Kad
: Applications such as Second Life require massive deployment of servers worldwide to support a large number of users. We investigate experimentally how Peer-to-Peer (P2P) communic...
Matteo Varvello, C. Diout, Ernst W. Biersack
CIKM
2009
Springer
15 years 8 months ago
Commentary-based video categorization and concept discovery
Social network contents are not limited to text but also multimedia. Dailymotion, YouTube, and MySpace are examples of successful sites which allow users to share videos among the...
Janice Kwan-Wai Leung, Chun Hung Li, Ting Keung Ip
ICWL
2009
Springer
15 years 8 months ago
Microblogging for Language Learning: Using Twitter to Train Communicative and Cultural Competence
Abstract. Our work analyzes the usefulness of microblogging in second language learning using the example of the social network Twitter. Most learners of English do not require eve...
Kerstin Borau, Carsten Ullrich, Jinjin Feng, Ruimi...
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JCDL
2009
ACM
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Improving historical research by linking digital library information to a global genealogical database
Journals, letters, and other writings are of great value to historians and those who research their own family history; however, it can be difficult to find writings by specific...
Douglas J. Kennard, William B. Lund, Bryan S. Mors...