[mohan.uddu02]

hai ...... this is uday..... can some body tell me about what is social network analysis and how it is related to datamining or tell me some of the websites how to analyze a social network

[hightech]

Social network analysis [SNA] is the mapping and measuring of relationships and flows between people, groups, organizations, computers, URLs, and other connected information/knowledge entities. The nodes in the network are the people and groups while the links show relationships or flows between the nodes. SNA provides both a visual and a mathematical analysis of human relationships. Management consultants use this methodology with their business clients and call it Organizational Network Analysis [ONA].

we note the following as being important:

• Actors and their actions are viewed as interdependent rather than independent, autonomous units
• Relational ties (linkages) between actors are channels for transfer or "flow" of resources (either material or nonmaterial)
• Network models focusing on individuals view the network structural environment as providing opportunities for or constraints on individual action
• Network models conceptualize structure (social, economic, political, and so forth) as lasting patterns of relations among actors

[djbabu]

Originally Posted by hightech

Social network analysis [SNA] is the mapping and measuring of relationships and flows between people, groups, organizations, computers, URLs, and other connected information/knowledge entities. The nodes in the network are the people and groups while the links show relationships or flows between the nodes. SNA provides both a visual and a mathematical analysis of human relationships. Management consultants use this methodology with their business clients and call it Organizational Network Analysis [ONA].


we note the following as being important:

• Actors and their actions are viewed as interdependent rather than independent, autonomous units
• Relational ties (linkages) between actors are channels for transfer or "flow" of resources (either material or nonmaterial)
• Network models focusing on individuals view the network structural environment as providing opportunities for or constraints on individual action
• Network models conceptualize structure (social, economic, political, and so forth) as lasting patterns of relations among actors

Hi
here are the top 10 Social networking websites ...

Facebook
MySpace
Bebo
Friendster
hi5
Orkut
PerfSpot
Yahoo!
360
Zorpia
Netlog

Also have a look at this URL : List of social networking websites - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia