A social network is a social structure made up of a set of social actors (such as individuals or organizations), sets of dyadic ties, and other social interactions between actors. The social network perspective provides a set of methods for analyzing the structure of whole social entities as well as a variety of theories explaining the patterns observed in these structures. The study of these structures uses social network analysis to identify local and global patterns, locate influential entities, and examine network dynamics.
Social networks and the analysis of them is an inherently interdisciplinary academic field which emerged from social psychology, sociology, statistics, and graph theory. Georg Simmel authored early structural theories in sociology emphasizing the dynamics of triads and "web of group affiliations."Jacob Moreno is credited with developing the first sociograms in the 1930s to study interpersonal relationships. These approaches were mathematically formalized in the 1950s and theories and methods of social networks became pervasive in the social and behavioral sciences by the 1980s.Social network analysis is now one of the major paradigms in contemporary sociology, and is also employed in a number of other social and formal sciences. Together with other complex networks, it forms part of the nascent field of network science.
In the field of sociolinguistics, social network describes the structure of a particular speech community. Social networks are composed of a "web of ties" (Lesley Milroy) between individuals, and the structure of a network will vary depending on the types of connections it is composed of. Social network theory (as used by sociolinguists) posits that social networks, and the interactions between members within the networks, are a driving force behind language change.
The key participant in a social network is the anchor, or center individual. From this anchor, ties of varying strengths radiate outwards to other people with whom the anchor is directly linked. These people are represented by points. Participants in a network, regardless of their position, can also be referred to as actors or members.
There are multiple ways to describe the structure of a social network. Among them are density, member closeness centrality, multiplexity, and orders. These metrics measure the different ways of connecting within of a network, and when used together they provide a complete picture of the structure of a particular network.
A social network is a theoretical concept in the social sciences, particularly sociology and anthropology, referring to a social structure made up of individuals or organizations.
Social network may also refer to:
From twitter to youtube
From myspace to facebook
From ovo to yahoo
Gmail address mocospace
I got them cali fans... floridians
You know how I do orlando balling
Just a couple grand watch on my hand
Look to the skys and thank that man
Hit me up quick on yo iphone
Android markets my apps yall be on
I sound to cocky I know that's absurd
I.m. me quick yo drop yo wordz
Just step in... stepping the house
Log on pc... google what I'm bout
I live down south... yo that's my word
Sound to cocky... yo I guess I'm a jerk
Chorus:
Did you miss me... yo it's no excuse
Log on pc... go to google
Type in that name... haterz don't be hurt
Get like me... a social network
A social network... dats who I am
Reach me facebook... drop that moneygram
That's who I be... feelings gone get hurt
Yall niggaz jealous... a social network
Verse2-
I always miss my friends, but they can't miss me
Pictures super fly... on they com-pu-ter screens
Don't call me a lame... um important
Drop some yen... just to pay yall rents
Lady gaga... wrote that song for me
Paparazzi... is what her eyes would see
Last time I dropped... a freaking song
Haters thought I vanished... what the you on
I make music... it don't make me
Like you hear this track... see what I can be
More than just... simply avias seay
One million pictures on ya computer screens
Call me up sprint... find me on gps
A.o.l... you know americas best
I can't hide from you... but you can hide from me
A social network... what dis young nigga be
Chorus (2X's)
Did you miss me... yo it's no excuse
Log on pc... go to google
Type in that name... haterz don't be hurt
Get like me... a social network
A social network... dats who I am
Reach me facebook... drop that moneygram
That's who I be... feelings gone get hurt
Yall niggaz jealous... a social network