[p2p-research] pattern identification methodologies

[Athina Karatzogianni]

Hi Michel

I cant help with algorithms that is for sure

But I think what could be useful for a direction might be a read of Henri
Lefebvre, The Production of Space or The critique to everyday life, more the
former


Thanks

Athina

On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 2:52 PM, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ps.
>
> Possibly Athina may have some insight into this, and Paul, both based on
> research that they are currently doing...
>
> I worked with Paul recently, and he showed me some algorithms that will
> draw patterns in network graphs based on specified node-types (which could
> be something like a category, for instance, that connects nodes). That
> algorithm is the Girvan-Newman algorithm, using a "betweeness" clustering
> algorithmand software is GUESS
> http://www-personal.umich.edu/~ladamic/GUESS/index.html
>
> Social network analysis is actually a very useful set of methods to look at
> "techno-social" patterns.
>
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 9:39 AM, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> There are many "techno-social" patterns, and quite a few concrete
>> methodologies in place, but it really depends on the patterns you are
>> talking about here:
>>
>> Usage of technology? Buying habits? Human travel in machines (like
>> airplanes, busses, cars, etc), human attention/movement in retail spaces,
>> etc etc
>>
>> Probably, Michel, I am guessing that you are thinking about a specific
>> area of human techno-social patterns, so if you will narrow it down, I will
>> do my best to help...
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 12:09 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Sam, Nikos,
>>>
>>> are their any concrete methodologies to identify techno-social patterns,
>>> a la christophe alexander,
>>>
>>> thanks for any explanations and pointers,
>>>
>>> Michel
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Dr Athina Karatzogianni
Lecturer in Media, Culture and Society
The University of Hull
United Kingdom
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Check out Athina's work:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyberconflict-Routledge-Research-Information-Technology/dp/0415396840/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Power-Resistance-Conflict-Contemporary-World/dp/0415452988/

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyber-conflict-Politics-Contemporary-Security-Studies/dp/0415459702/
http://vectors.usc.edu/thoughtmesh/publish/135.php

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France:http://www.lemonde.fr/web/article/0,1-0,36-924253,0.html
http://www.20minutes.fr/article/180599/Monde-La-Chine-a-soif-d-informations.php
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Brazil:
http://jbonline.terra.com.br/editorias/internacional/papel/2007/11/04/internacional20071104008.html
http://jbonline.terra.com.br/editorias/internacional/papel/2007/05/20/internacional20070520003.html


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