scholarly journals Social network analysis on consumers' seeking behavior of health information via the Internet and mobile phones

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 995-1011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji-Young An ◽  
Haeran Jang ◽  
Jinkyung Paik
2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Winch ◽  
Nageen Ahmed ◽  
Christopher Rissel ◽  
Michelle Maxwell ◽  
Joanna Coutts ◽  
...  

The aim of the present paper was to explore how social networks enable dissemination of health information within two Aboriginal communities in New South Wales. The study design was modelled on a social network analysis socio-centric model. Data collection was conducted primarily by Aboriginal community members who were trained as community researchers. Participants reported on their patterns of interaction and who they provided or received health information from, and awareness of the Aboriginal Enhancement of the Get Healthy Information and Coaching Service. In total, 122 participants across two sites participated in the study. Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) were cited as the main provider of health information in both sites. Between-ness, degree and closeness centrality showed that certain community members, ACCHS and ACCHO within the two communities in the present study were considerable enablers [actors] in enhancing the reach and flow of health information to their respective Aboriginal community. There is potential for future health-promotion activities to be increasingly targeted and effective in terms of reach and influence, if guided by local Aboriginal organisations and by key Aboriginal community members within and across family networks and communities.


2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 235
Author(s):  
Deniz Yüncü ◽  
Hilmi Rafet Yüncü

<p>Complaint is defined as an act of reflecting a dissatisfying situation to other side. Consumers act differently while they are expressing their dissatisfaction. Consumer complaints constitute an important feedback mechanism for companies. Thanks to these feedbacks, the firms get a chance to correct the mistake in the process of production and to produce a more satisfying product. Consumers express their complaints about the dissatisfying processes through feedback to the firm, expressing them to their friends, or resentment. With the developments in the Internet technology, it is seen that complaints have become widespread. Consumers let more people know about their complaints by expressing them in the internet environment. Therefore, the firms should attach importance to e-complaints and tolerate the dissatisfaction of their consumers. Although there are some studies about consumer complaints in the tourism area, there are not any studies about fast-food agencies. For this reason, it is aimed to categorize the fast-food agencies in www.sikayetvar.com.</p>


Author(s):  
Tasleem Arif ◽  
Rashid Ali

Social media is perhaps responsible for largest share of traffic on the Internet. It is one of the largest online activities with people from all over the globe making its use for some sort of activity. The behaviour of these networks, important actors and groups and the way individual actors influence an idea or activity on these networks, etc. can be measured using social network analysis metrics. These metrics can be as simple as number of likes on Facebook or number of views on YouTube or as complex as clustering co-efficient which determines future collaborations on the basis of present status of the network. This chapter explores and discusses various social network metrics which can be used to analyse and explain important questions related to different types of networks. It also tries to explain the basic mathematics behind the working of these metrics. The use of these metrics for analysis of collaboration networks in an academic setup has been explored and results presented. A new metric called “Average Degree of Collaboration” has been defined to quantify collaborations within institutions.


2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ma Feicheng ◽  
Li Yating

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the characteristics of the co-occurrence network of online tags and propose new approaches of applying social network analysis by utilising social tagging in order to organise data. Design/methodology/approach – The authors collected online resources labelled “tag” from 7 November 2004 to 31 October 2011 from the CiteULike website, comprising 684 papers and their URLs, titles and data on tagging (users, times, and tags). They examined the co-occurrence network of online tags by using the analyses of social networks, including the analysis of coherence, the analysis of centricity and core to periphery categorical analysis. Findings – Some features of the co-occurrence of online tags are as follows: the internet is subject to the “small world” phenomenon, as well as being “scale-free”. The structure of the internet reflects stable areas of core knowledge. In addition to five possible applications of social network analysis, social tagging has the greatest significance in organising online resources. Originality/value – This research finds that co-occurrence of tags online is an effective way to organise and index data. Some suggestions are provided on the organisation of online resources.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenchen Ma

If you want to understand the social development and management of social network analysis, you must first know what social network analysis is. The network not only refers to the things that we usually use to surf the Internet, make calls, chat, etc., it is actually a relationship structure, a medium that links all aspects of related or unrelated things, and social network refers to the social The medium that connects various relationships is mainly to connect the individual with the social system. Everyone has his own way of behavior, has his own role in society, plays his own role, and effectively connects these individuals, just like our interpersonal communication in society, forming a social network. The Internet is actually the interaction of people in the social environment. It is similar to the Internet that we usually come into contact with. It has both restraints and development.


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