Análisis estructural de una red social en lí­nea: la red española de Flickr

[EN] This paper intends, from a structural point of view, to analyse the network of Flickr’s members who live or were born in Spain. The aim of the study is to know how the network evolves, what is its shape, what groups are detected and what uses are carried out within the network. We identified 66...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Ortega Priego, José Luis, Aguillo, Isidro F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/366968
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/366968
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Flickr
Online social networks
Web 2.0
Social network analysis
Redes sociales en línea
Análisis de redes sociales
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Sumario:[EN] This paper intends, from a structural point of view, to analyse the network of Flickr’s members who live or were born in Spain. The aim of the study is to know how the network evolves, what is its shape, what groups are detected and what uses are carried out within the network. We identified 663 Flickr members through a double snowball process and harvested their joining date, photos and contacts with a crawler. The results show that the users who joined Flickr in 2004 use the service as a communication medium among amateur photographers, while the subsequent members utilise Flickr as a real social network, using the photos as a way to express personal experiences, opinions and tastes.