Topological analysis of an online social network for older adults

International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 51-58

  Wilson, Marcella ^a   Nicholas, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis; Measurement; Older adults; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; BLOGOSPHERES; DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS; OLDER ADULTS; SOCIAL NETWORKS; STRUCTURAL PATTERN; TOPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; TOPOLOGICAL STRUCTURE;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; SEARCH ENGINES; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

INTERNET;

EID: 70349324665     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1458583.1458596     Document Type: Conference Paper

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