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Data mining research themes have been evolving. Today’s subjects are driven by two main issues. The first deals with the integration of new technical possibilities for distributed computing. The second looks at the analysis of new subjects of study, such as social networks.

There are two aspects to social media that are often confused. First is the social graph, the network of users and the topology of how they connect with each other. Second is the content that users, professional and amateur, create themselves to be shared.

Looks at the social implications of having constant access to others through cell phones, wireless computers, and other electronic devices.

Entrepreneurs of any age could learn a thing or two from Zach Marks of Melbourne Beach, Fla., about turning obstacles into opportunities. The 12-year-old has launched Grom Social, a free social network for teenagers and preteens under age 17.

Called "Photo-sharing Explosions," these visualizations look at the different ways that photos shared on George Takei's Facebook page go viral once he's posted them.

How many health science journals today make use of Web 2.0 technologies to disseminate their content? A study published this summer examines how social networks, RSS feeds and bookmarking tools are used by health sciences publishers.

Open access is a topic as important for the French research community as for any other, and, yet, no major events to mark International Open Access Week had ever been held in Paris—until now.

The Polity book catalogue page for Geert Lovink , Networks Without a Cause: A Critique of Social Media.