Social Networks through a Digital Lens
Link: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2007/04/18/friendship-strangers-and-safety-in-online-social-networks/ In the article “Friendship, Strangers and Safety in Online Social Networks,” Amanda Lenhart and Mary Madden discuss the presence of social networks on online platforms, particularly among teenagers. Online platforms have become the foundation of networks around the world. In fact, 49% of social network users claim to use these platforms to […]
Welcome to the Course Blog for Networks
Welcome to the course blog for Networks (CS2850, ECON2040, INFO 2040, SOC2090)! This is a course which will explore how the social, technological, and natural worlds are connected, and how the study of networks sheds light on these connections.Topics include: how opinions, fads, and political movements spread through society; the robustness and fragility of food […]