For the course, 2007 2nd semester, <a href="http://intermass.com/mag072/schedule.html">advanced media aesthetics</a>, Graduate school, Soongsil Univ. summary for the paper of Heer & boyd, vizster, visualizing social nnetwork service www.maat.kr

1. Vizster: Visualizing Online
Social Networks
Jeffrey Heer, danah boyd
Paper presenter & chair; Yonggeun Kim
panel; Chee Onn, Hyunkyoung Cho, Yongsun Choi

2. The information visualization
is for better-understanding.

3. But, understanding what?

4. www.friendster.com

5. www.friendster.com
• Friendster is focused on helping people
stay in touch with friends and discover
new people and things that are
important to them.
• Online adults, 18 and up, choose
Friendster to connect with friends, family,
school, groups, activities and interests.
- About Friendster, http://www.friendster.com/info/index.php?statpos=footer

6. friendster.com

7. friendster.com

8. vizster is ……

9. visualizing friendster

10. visualizing friendster

11. vizster

12. How vizster accomplishes its
goal through visualization

14. Show friends

15. Connection between two members

16. search

17. X-ray mode

18. Community structure is differentiated by the community slider.

19. Test
Public installation & informal lab setting
•
With the early members of friendster
•
Explore and play
•
Discovery the pattern of the community
•
Higher level of sophistication than shown
•

20. Other example, ICCARUS
a 3D data visualization of the real-time social networks behind scouta.com. ICCARUS,
short for quot;Interactive Command Console & Relational User Statistics”

21. Panel Discussion

22. Issue 1
Social Network

23. Issue 2
Information Visualization

24. Issue 3 as summary
The use of the
visualization of the
social network

25. Questions & Answers

26. Thank you