Abstract

Social tagging systems attract researchers in information systems and social sciences because they offer an enormous quantity of user-generated annotations that reveal the interest of millions of people. In this paper, we develop two hypotheses around the idea of online collective identity. We present a model in which agents exchange practical and symbolic resources via opinion and frame networks. The results discussed in the paper come from the analysis of a sample of a sample of 3,668 users, 2,148 URLs and 4,776 tags from the Delicious classification system on the subject of globalization of agriculture. Our social network analysis has identified differences between networks that reflect different degrees of explicitness within the Delicious online community and it has provided an understanding of social bookmarking systems that was not previously available. This research is one of the first to apply information to the frame components in an attempt to establish the implicit links within these networks.

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  • IntroductionFor this paper we have chosen to study a specific type of Social Network Sites (SNS), Social Bookmarking Services, Delicious

  • Social Network Sites (SNS) have been so popular since their inception that they are a routine feature in the everyday lives of millions of users, facilitating connections on the basis of common interests or activities [1,2,3].For this paper we have chosen to study a specific type of SNS, Social Bookmarking Services, Delicious

  • This paper aims to contribute to the growing research into the analysis of SNS [5]

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Introduction

For this paper we have chosen to study a specific type of SNS, Social Bookmarking Services, Delicious. These SNS enable the user to send identifiers of interest, such as URLs with a short tag attached. Tagging in systems like Delicious is an important change in the way web bookmarks are organized and shared [4]. Several recent studies have analyzed the main social networks that form as a result of user interaction inside social bookmarking services. In line with new social movement theory [6,7], our model emphasizes the importance of a shared sense of identity among social actors in forging collective behaviour [8]

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