Posts Tagged ‘Social Network’

With his doctorate from Princeton, Army Gen. David Petraeus, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, has become the prime example of a special breed of soldier: the warrior-scholar, trained in history and politics as well as how to fight wars. Now there’s a variation on the theme: the warrior mathematician, adept in the complex modeling that [...]

The loneliness network

Posted: December 29, 2009 in Social Network
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Strange as it sounds, loneliness may be contagious The holiday season is entering the home stretch, but flu season is just getting going. And so, we’re warned, the upcoming New Year’s parties and homeward airplane trips and visits to the mall to return our gifts won’t just mean encounters with crowds, they will mean opportunities [...]

UNLV students weigh in on findings of Internet-oriented study You may have heard of tweeting or updating your “status” on your favorite social networking site, but perhaps there’s even more to status and social networking than meets the eye. Social networking is a quickly-growing use for the World Wide Web, drawing the attention of Internet [...]

Internet users in August spent 17% of their surfing time on social network and blogging sites, nearly triple the percentage of time spent on such sites a year ago, according to new figures released by Nielsen. “This growth suggests a wholesale change in the way the Internet is used,” said Jon Gibs, the vice president [...]