Those of you interested in Network Analysis may well be interested in this workshop: On Thursday, October 29th, 2009 in <x-apple-data-detectors://1>Mountain View, California from 9:00 to 4:00PM <http://www.eventbrite.com/event/386418789>Analyzing Social Media Networks with NodeXL <>http://www.connectedaction.net/2009/09/27/social-media-network-analysis-work... <http://www.eventbrite.com/event/386418789>http://www.eventbrite.com/event/386418789 Instructor: Dr. Marc A. Smith, Connected Action Consulting Group (<>http://www.connectedaction.net) Social networks are all around us, not just in social networking services. Using the free and open NodeXL (Network Overview, Discovery and Exploration) add-in for Excel 2007 (<>http://www.codeplex.com/nodexl), this workshop provides an introduction to network science and social network analysis and applies these concepts to social media. Learn how to extract a network from twitter, facebook, personal email, or other social media site. Hand-on exercises will guide attendees in processing social network data to identify communities and leaders of different types. Find influential users, topic and agenda setters, bridges, and isolates using real world data on your own laptop or PC. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will: * be able to understand the basics of SNA, its terminology and background. * be able to transform communication data (e.g. Twitter, email, flickr, message boards etc.) into network data. * understand the different possible presentations of social networks, e.g. in a matrix or a sociogram. * apply network metrics and visualizations to find clusters and key contributors in real world social media data sets. * get familiar with the use of standard SNA tools and software in general and the NodeXL social network analysis add-in for Excel in particular. * be able to derive practical and useful information through SNA analysis that would help design an innovative and successful online community. Who should attend? People interested in community management, social media monitoring and marketing, knowledge management, collaboration and human resources, legal discovery, organizational behavior and management. The workshop will make use of the NodeXL tutorial: <>http://casci.umd.edu/NodeXL_Teaching Registration at: <>http://www.eventbrite.com/event/386418789 I hope you will be able to join us! Contact: <>marc@connectedaction.net <x-apple-data-detectors://10>Samovar Conference Hall <x-apple-data-detectors://10>1077 Independence Drive <x-apple-data-detectors://10>Mountain View, CA 94022 Continental Breakfast, Lunch and Snacks are included. References Analyzing Enterprise Social Media Networks <>http://nodexl.codeplex.com/Project/Download/FileDownload.aspx?DownloadId=806... Analyzing (Social Media) Networks with NodeXL <>http://nodexl.codeplex.com/Project/Download/FileDownload.aspx?DownloadId=670... First Steps to Netviz Nirvana <>http://nodexl.codeplex.com/Project/Download/FileDownload.aspx?DownloadId=806... Do You Know the Way to SNA? <>http://nodexl.codeplex.com/Project/Download/FileDownload.aspx?DownloadId=806... Discussion catalysts in online political discussions: Content importers and conversation starters <>http://www.connectedaction.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/2009-JCMC-Discussi... Visualizing the Signatures of Social Roles in Online Discussion Groups <>http://www.cmu.edu/joss/content/articles/volume8/Welser/ Picturing Usenet: Mapping Computer-Mediated Collective Action <>http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol10/issue4/turner.html