Glossary

A glossary is an invaluable resource for both laymen, academics and academics-in-training.

In the plethora of prose consumed on a daily basis, it's as easy to recall as it is to forget who said what and when.

I decided to start this glossary, as a digital research tool for building confidence and knowledge among those of us interested in navigating the merging worlds of Web 2.0 and beyond.

This page is born from a desire to index texts and key terms as and when I read them... quite obviously my postings here are sporadic, but in time you may infact find them useful. Afterall, knowledge production is a social process :)

I suspect this page will evolve into something quite removed from what it is currently, so sit back, relax and let what will be, simply be...

ACRONYMS ASSM - Awkward Social Media Moments TAT - Troll Attack On Twitter In the world according to:

Jeroen Bruggeman (2008: 138) in

 Social Networks: An Introduction

Network is:

• equivalent to the notion of graph in maths. It has a non-empty set of vertices ie: nodes & a (possibly empty) relation defined fro these nodes ie: set of ties
• Ties have many values, and there can be multiple relations

Organization is:

• a special purpose community ie: a K-component where people are in authority, working and information relations with each other.

Organizational field is:

• a community of organizations and individuals sharing a certain culture of norms, beliefs, and practices and a reputation system.

Social Capital is:

• a smorgasbord of network benefits, each with its conductive network topology. 
• all good social capital literature focuses on specific mechanisms that generate specific benefits.

In the world according to