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- OSNs:
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Online social networks (OSNs) are social networks with underlining electronic communication infrastructure links enabling the connection of the interdependencies between the network nodes
- mOSNs:
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Mobile OSNs (mOSNs) are newer OSNs that can be accessed via mobile devices and can deal with the new mobile context
- IMN:
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Instant Messaging Network (IMN) supports real-time communication between two or more individuals
- SNS:
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Social networking services (SNS)
Definition
It is almost unimaginable that a modern person can live a meaningful life today without a mobile device as a conduit to an online social mesh of friends. These online social “gatherings” have slowly replaced the traditional face-to-face social gatherings that make us humans. While these online ecosystems are now packed with all sorts of interesting items that keep members coming back and new ones enrolling, the basic element of...
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Kizza, J.M., Yang, L. (2014). Social History of Computing and Online Social Communities. In: Alhajj, R., Rokne, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Mining. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6170-8_94
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