Publication Type
Conference Proceeding Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
3-2011
Abstract
Online social networks are dynamic in nature. While links between users are seemingly formed and removed randomly, there exists some interested link formation behaviors demonstrated by users performing link creation and removal activities. Uncovering these behaviors not only allows us to gain deep insights of the users, but also pave the way to decipher how social links are formed. In this paper, we propose a general framework to define user link formation behaviors using well studied local link structures (i.e., triads and dyads) in a dynamic social network where links are formed at different timestamps. Depending on the role a user plays in a link structure, we derive different types of link formation behaviors. We develop models for these behaviors and measure them for a set of users in an Epinions dataset.
Discipline
Communication Technology and New Media | Databases and Information Systems
Publication
Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction: 4th International Conference, SBP 2011, College Park, MD, March 29-31: Proceedings
Volume
6589
First Page
349
Last Page
357
ISBN
9783642196560
Identifier
10.1007/978-3-642-19656-0_48
Publisher
Springer Verlag
City or Country
College Park, MD
Citation
NGUYEN, Viet-An; LEUNG, Cane Wing-Ki; and LIM, Ee Peng.
Modeling link formation behaviors in dynamic social networks. (2011). Social Computing, Behavioral-Cultural Modeling and Prediction: 4th International Conference, SBP 2011, College Park, MD, March 29-31: Proceedings. 6589, 349-357.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/1528
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Additional URL
http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19656-0_48
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