Phil Wolff on SNA The net amplifies social network analysis, according to Phil Wolff [commenting on my previous post], here's a summary:
Social network analysis isn't exactly new. Just look at epidemiology and heraldry, discipline for centuries. What is dramatically new is the digital network...
The net makes SNA cheap [for data collection]...:
- Speed things up. Projects can be executed in a day, updated in near real time.
- Scale large. Big networks, with hundreds of thousands of people, can be mapped.
- Itirate. Time lapse studies show a network's dynamics. Now longitudinal trends and changes can be revealed.
- Ingratiate SNA. SNA tools become polite, less intrusive by using existing digital artifacts and debris.
More, better, faster... So the net amplfies SNA both quantitatively and qualtitatively...
The world of microcontent has a role in this....That's why I want blogging and metablogging tools to embrace microcontent metadata and substructures; the better to support new contexts. [a klog apart]
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