Glossary
- Company:
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The organization or group of organizations that administer a social networking site. This includes owning the software, operating the servers, and managing the storage facilities. The company is typically motivated by a desire for profit
- Front User:
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The person who uploads information to a social networking site. The front user is normally an individual desiring to “share life” online with friends and family; however, front users include also charities and companies seeking to develop a fan base online
- Known End User (KEU):
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The KEU is known to the front user and included in their list of friends on the social networking site. As such the KEU has greater access to the front user’s information than a member of the general public
- Unknown End User (UEU):
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The UEU is not personally known to the front user and is not included in their list of friends on the social...
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Macnish, K. (2018). Ethics of Social Networks and Mining. In: Alhajj, R., Rokne, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Mining. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7131-2_197
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