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Sorin Adam Matei

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Can social entropy theory explain social media?

Social entropy theory and analysis applied to communication This is a learning module for the class Contemporary Social / Mass Media Theory taught at Purdue University by Sorin Adam Matei Social entropy theory is derived from Shannon’s Mathematical Theory of Communication and it proposes that…

NodeXL: Network Overview, Discovery and Exploration for Excel

Marc Smith, cofounder of ConnectedAction and a former Microsoft Research employee, and a group of academics including Ben Shneiderman and Cody Dune have developed a strong competitor to UCINET, the workhorse of social network analysis. The tool rides on top of Excel…

I know how the series LOST will end

Image via Wikipedia Here are two hints about the most likely way in which the ABC series Lost will end …  Details after the series finale, on Sunday May 23, 2010. The Ouroboros or Uroborus[1] is an ancient symbol depicting a serpent…