Literature review on online social networks

Xin Zhao, Hongli Liu & Yun Xie

School of Business, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai, Chin

ABSTRACT:   In recent years, with the development of Web2.0, Online Social Networks (OSNs) have gained unprecedented popularity, which had a great impact on people’s life and work. So it is concerned by scholars worldwide. This paper reviews the researches on OSNs’ definition, classification, structural characteristic, and user behavior. The direction of future research on OSNs is discussed.

KEYWORDS:   Online social networks, Structural characteristic, User behavior, Review

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Social network is a kind of social structure composed of many nodes, which usually refer to the individual ...

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