EventGraphs: Charting Collections of Conference Connections
| Title | EventGraphs: Charting Collections of Conference Connections |
| Publication Type | Conference Papers |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Hansen D, Smith MA, Shneiderman B |
| Conference Name | 2011 44th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) |
| Date Published | 2011/01/04/7 |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| ISBN Number | 978-1-4244-9618-1 |
| Keywords | conference connections, Conferences, Data visualization, EventGraphs, hashtag, measurement, Media, message identification, multimedia computing, NodeXL, Real time systems, social media network diagrams, social networking (online), Twitter |
| Abstract | EventGraphs are social media network diagrams of conversations related to events, such as conferences. Many conferences now communicate a common "hashtag" or keyword to identify messages related to the event. EventGraphs help make sense of the collections of connections that form when people follow, reply or mention one another and a keyword. This paper defines EventGraphs, characterizes different types, and shows how the social media network analysis add-in NodeXL supports their creation and analysis. The structural patterns to look for in EventGraphs are highlighted and design ideas for their improvement are discussed. |
| DOI | 10.1109/HICSS.2011.196 |