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Sociological Studies of Network -Community Studies (60’s) Friendship Network, Community Power Structure Development of SNA techniques (L. Freeman, Borgatti, Lincoln, Burt...) -Network of Corporate Governance (ex: interlocking board of Directors) -Inter-organizational Relations -Social Movements -World System Theory (state network) Micro Macro Network Capitalism
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A’s ParentsB’s Parents Student AStudent BStudent AStudent B A’s ParentsB’s Parents Open NetworkClosed Network Probability of becoming a delinquent boy is higher in ( ) network.
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Internet revives interest of 60’s Sociological Issues; Social Impact of Internet Has the Internet increased, decreased contact? More on line Friends? Long distance friends? Has the Internet support emotional ties? Contact with Family and old friends anonymity and invisibility Privacy Identity (Multiple selves)... Yet, N increased from hundreds to millions.
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Netville Experiment
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Does Internet produce Power-dispersion or Power concentration? Decentralized communication network replace centralized communication, undermining the central power. As more people are connected, centralized network structure produce a “winner take it all” society. Two contradictory predictions each with compelling evidences. Macro Issues concerning Inequality
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1. Network Army weakens centralized (state) power Candlelight vigil against beef import
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Orchestration without a conductor; People can make voice!!
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Information Asymmetry produces Power With knowledge & information you can gain power. Centralized Network Decentralized Network Information Asymmetry is reduced due to social technology
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Minerva; information superhighway Doctor-Patent Relations Professor-Student Relations Mass media / new media
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Anyone can create by mixing. Ex: creative commons
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R&D vs. Open Innovation 기존의 혁신 모델 개방혁신 모델 Any Connected Individual can create the value, without means of production.
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Small world Networks; Path vs. Walk Gene expression Network Food WebPower Grid Romance of the Three Kingdoms Korean Pops Keyword Network New Testament Network
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Power Concentration: Winner Take all Society # of people affected by power failure caused by lightening Frequency 10 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 1984-1997 Power Law
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Preferential attachment Mathew Effect “the rich get richer” Why? Network Externality! The value of a fax depends on the number of faxes inter-connected... Mobile phone, Facebook... Increasing Return
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Centralization of Web traffic Network August, 2000 May, 2000 Degree Mean 13.76 Std Dev 18.26 Network Centralization = 51.37% Degree Mean 0.74 Std Dev 1.59 Network Centralization = 3.80% Among top 100 sites If Links create values, inequality increases!
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Network Externality Zipf Law http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9704b.html
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Some core group are more connected than the rest on line a small set of webloggers account for a majority of the traffic in the weblog world as more journal issues came online, more of citations were to fewer journals and articles Network Society may produce extreme inequality!! Links, Friends, traffic, Citations... Are distributed with power law
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