A Fuzzy Social Network Analysis Method and a Case Study on Tianya

Lu, Z; Han, R; Du, W; Wu, D

A Fuzzy Social Network Analysis Method and a Case Study on Tianya

Lu, Z Han, R Du, W Wu, D

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Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2014, 277 pp. 189 - 199
Issue Date:: 2014-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Lu, Z	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Han, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Du, W	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wu, D	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2016-05-09T23:37:51Z
dc.date.available	2016-05-09T23:37:51Z
dc.date.issued	2014-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2014, 277 pp. 189 - 199	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9783642549236	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2194-5357	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/43762
dc.description.abstract	Social networking service (SNS) has become online service platforms that focus on facilitating the building of social networks among people who share interests, activities, backgrounds, or real-life connections and has had a rapid development in China in the past few years. This paper aims to develop a fuzzy social network service analysis method, which combines graph theory with related fuzzy approach, to analyze the social network structural features and the distribution characteristics of interpersonal nodes in SNS community. A case study on a very famous Chinese tourism BBS-Tianya-is conducted to illustrate and validate the proposed approach. The research findings are as follows: (1) The attraction degrees of various areas in the forum are significantly different; (2) interpersonal nodes in the forum are concentrated relatively; (3) the fuzzy out-degrees and the fuzzy in-degrees of interpersonal nodes in the forum conflict each other; and (4) the distribution of interpersonal nodes is influenced by geographical relations. These findings can directly support social network service management and particularly tourism online service developments. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/978-3-642-54924-3_18	en_US
dc.title	A Fuzzy Social Network Analysis Method and a Case Study on Tianya	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.citation.volume	277	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Software
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.declined	2016-05-10T09:37:51.109+1000
pubs.deleted	2016-05-10T09:37:51.109+1000
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	277	en_US

Abstract:

Social networking service (SNS) has become online service platforms that focus on facilitating the building of social networks among people who share interests, activities, backgrounds, or real-life connections and has had a rapid development in China in the past few years. This paper aims to develop a fuzzy social network service analysis method, which combines graph theory with related fuzzy approach, to analyze the social network structural features and the distribution characteristics of interpersonal nodes in SNS community. A case study on a very famous Chinese tourism BBS-Tianya-is conducted to illustrate and validate the proposed approach. The research findings are as follows: (1) The attraction degrees of various areas in the forum are significantly different; (2) interpersonal nodes in the forum are concentrated relatively; (3) the fuzzy out-degrees and the fuzzy in-degrees of interpersonal nodes in the forum conflict each other; and (4) the distribution of interpersonal nodes is influenced by geographical relations. These findings can directly support social network service management and particularly tourism online service developments. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014.

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