Research Area Overview: Social Capital in Online Communities
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Online communities are connecting hordes of individuals and generating rich social network data. The social capital that resides within these networks is largely unknown. Our work focuses on modeling the social capital existing within these networks. The area spans multiple disciplines including sociology, political science, and computer science. This research area overview covers the most pertinent topics related to this work.
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