"Social networking is a phenomena defined by linking people to each other in some way."
Social networking sites such as Facebook, Bebo and Myspace have created a whole new way for us to communicate and get in touch with friends an family. It has also opened majour networks allowing people to talk to old school friends or work collegues connecting people through the method of friend referals and "people you may know". These sites open the platform for competative gaming, photo sharing and planning public events such as the Plymouth pillow fight.
Looking nto the way we scialise digitally and in the real world i want to see how i can visually show what is actually happening. Using applications on facebook i have been able to visually map my friends in how they connect with each other as well as with me. Here are a couple of examples:
Social Graph:
Friend Wheel:
TouchGraph
Although these visualizations are interesting, they give me little to work with. Just a web of connections i want to look more into what we use these social networks for, what interactions they replace in the real world.
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