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 webs and financial markets; and the technology, economics, and politics of Web information and on-line communities.
The content on this blog is viewable by the public. However, only the course staff and enrolled students are allowed to post to this blog. Students are not required to write posts for this blog. Blog posts will be considered to possibly improve grades at the margin.
If you want to write a post for this blog you first need to establish an account. To do that send an email to Ruqing Xu rx24@cornell.edu. When you first log in to the blog using your Cornell netid you should set a nickname to be displayed publicly. In keeping with course privacy guidelines, no student will be required to make their true identity public as part of this activity. Students are strongly encouraged to use a nickname when posting or commenting. To set a nickname after you login click on your name in the upper right corner, then click on “edit profile”, scroll down and you will find an option to reset your nickname.
To create a new post, navigate to this page, log in, and then click the “+ New” link at the top of this page. The interface for updating this blog is fairly straightforward, but if you have problems (or you have any other questions regarding this blog) you can send an email to Ruqing Xu <rx24@cornell.edu .