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International Hyperlink Networks

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Synonyms

Global Internet hyperlink networks; International Telecommunications Networks

Glossary

Hyperlink network analysis (HNA):

network analysis where the links connecting nodes are hyperlinks

International Communication Network (ICN):

a network where the nodes are nation-states linked by information flows

International hyperlink structure (HIS):

the relatively stable pattern of hyperlinks among nations

International Information Flow (IIF):

the exchange of information among nations regardless of specific channel or media

Social network analysis (SNA):

a set of research methods for identifying structures in social systems based on the patterns of relations among system components

Webometrics:

the measurement of aspects of the World Wide Web, including websites, web pages, parts of web pages, words in web page hyperlinks, and web search engine results

Definition

An international hyperlink is the technological capability that enables a website to link seamlessly with another globally,...

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Acknowledgments

This article is reconstructed based on the articles of Barnett et al. (2011), Barnett et al. (2016), Chung (2011), and Park et al. (2011).

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea

    Chung Joo Chung

  2. Department of Communication, University of California, Davis, Davis, USA

    George A. Barnett

  3. Department of Media and Information, Interdisciplinary Program of Digital Convergence Business, YeungNam University, Gyeong-San, Korea

    Han Woo Park

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Reda Alhajj

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Jon Rokne

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  1. Department of Computer Science and Management, Institute of Informatics, Wrocław University of Technology, Wrocław, Poland

    Przemysław Kazienko

  2. Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland

    Jaroslaw Jankowski

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Chung, C.J., Barnett, G.A., Park, H.W. (2018). International Hyperlink Networks. 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_237

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