This study was an interesting application of structural metrics. Did the authors detail in their conclusions what their data showed about how aggression may be predictive of friendship selection? You mentioned a self report, do you think that an individuals own level of aggression may affect their friendship selections? In other words maybe those who are more aggressive group with others if higher aggression, vice versa.

Looking at many of the keywords from the figure, many of the keywords seem to be common themes in social/behavioral research in general. What explicitly link these terms to creativity research?

Were these surveys given to producers? If so how did they account for self report bias....or am I looking at this the wrong way

Do you think that the use of structural methods independently is more reliable and/or appropriate than a mixed methods approach which could include both nodal and structural methods? I think that in the context of criminal justice the preliminary use of structural metrics would be beneficial if dealing with a a large network, but follow up with nodal metrics could also be invaluable.

What does the researcher plan to do next with these graphical displays? Do they believe that there any immediate applications?

I just wanted to say that using SNA in this manner is pretty cool!

This is a very interesting study! I worked in metal health for a while and have seen first hand how important coordination of care is, especially during times of transition from a service provider. Was the purpose of this to track which programs were efficiently providing transitional support in aims to validate the funding they were already receiving or to provide them with additional funding?

Do you think there is a way that we can distribute this weight more evenly? Should it be distributed evenly?

Do you think that the consumption of media influences peoples thinking or do people seek information sources that historically align with their ideals?

You make a really good point here. What about the people though who do have a voice but do not use it for prosocial purposes. In our new hyper-connected world do you think that we need to increase protective measure against those who would use these networks as platforms to spread hate, fear, and violence?

Thomas do you believe that this availability of communication counteracts the fears that Habermas had of the formal media? Although sponsors may be able to control to certain extent the news, radio, etc. they can not control the media that is produced and circulated by private citizens.

How do you think we can course correct these issues Patrick? Consumer protests? Litigation and changes in policy?

In the current state of the U.S do you believe that we have achieved that 'idealistic' version of a public sphere?

Which SNA methods did you use primarily when working with your data?

Which metric (in degree or out degree) do you think would be most important as it relates to your research question?

Are you operationalizing connectedness in the context of a students engagement to class material ( i.e. participation in class discussion, completing assignments, etc.) or are you interested in overall social behavior (all conversations, pro/anti social behavior, etc.)?

After previously working in the public school systems I can definitely agree that this is an issue. Though, admittedly, I was one of these kids....thankfully my high-school habits did not become a direct reflection of my adulthood.

Hey there, what was the primary premise of your study..that either positive or negative responses would get more attention or something along those lines?

Very interesting! Did you find any differences?

This may be a stupid question Patrick but were you more interested with the demographics of the actual actor or the character they play?

I'm interested in group dynamics and how influence spreads across networks. I look forward to reading further into the work of Liu, Chen, and Tai.

Hi Ashlee, in your own research project which centrality measure do you think will be most useful in describing your network.

This seems like a pretty interesting way to study a network! I wish that I had the time to do something like this with one of my projects. I may put this in my toolbox later for when it's time to start organizing my practicum project.

In your own research which measure of centrality do you think will be the most impactful when describing the relationships within your network?

This is an interesting direction to take your project! Is there a specfic type of community service organization that you're interested in (i.e. youth advocacy, health, etc.)? Also, how do you plan to choose participants?

I have thought of looking at SNA from this perspective. Now I can see how imperative SNA can be to the Public Health field.

•What do you think is the biggest road block to social capitol for individuals of SES?

•In regards to your own research, in what ways do you think that you will be using/analyzing social capital?

•How do you think these metrics would be best used when measuring an individual’s social capital? Do you think that they would also be effective with tracing the flow of social capital throughout a network?

•What kind of interventions do you think could be implemented to combat these kinds of inequity?

-Do you think that this would be true across all forms of crime or would this be applied more to a certain level (i.e. misdemeanor vs felony, robbery vs murder, etc.)? Also it would interesting to see if leaders of organizations that engage in criminal activity possess similar levels of social capital to their counterparts on the other side of the law.

-Social pressures that are created through the transaction of capital can have various impacts on an individual. I believe that it is these pressures that reinforce cultural norms but I wonder if this is always healthy.

Patrick I completely agree with you, we are constantly exploring new avenues for social interaction. The game may have changed but people are still playing and finding ways to connect with others.

In your own social network would you that you have a higher number of weak or strong connections? Do you personally believe that one has more of an influence on you than the other?

From a business perspective, once to organizations begin engaging in a partnership would you still consider them to be weak ties? Or would their relationship transform into a strong one? How do you think we most appropriately measure the strength of these ties?

I know the reading states specifically that weak ties are the ones that provide us with variety in our networks. Do you however believe that is possible our strong ties to also provide us with the noted opportunities for enrichment?

Every time I read something about the six degrees of separation I think of these individuals you're speaking of. These are the disconnected nodes that we've seen in some of the networks that we've observed thus far.

Do you think that everyone truly has both forms of ties? What about individuals who choose to seclude themselves? They may have been born into vast social networks but would you still say that they are connected if they choose to metaphorically burn all their bridges?

You mentioned that there were dangers associated with the presence of weak ties. What do you think are some possible disadvantages to these weak ties?

Do you believe that this is true in ever network? Or are weaker ties more influential in some contexts than in others?

Hey Patrick, what do you think is the future of SNA?

Hi Courtney, how do you think we as SN analyzers can best combat this challenge?

How do you think we can combat this major limitation?

Do you think that SNA is more beneficial when conducting descriptive or predictive

Hey Ndaesha, how does your work group differ from your outside of work group? Are you actively engaged in the decision making process or does it just kind of happen? One more question, what are some key factors that go into your decision making process of who makes it in to each kind of group? Does the not work group have drastically different attributes than the work?

Do you think that there are advantages to homophilly in today’s society?

Hi Thomas, you stated that the information that passes through the network is what sets and reinforces norms. What do you think are the primary change agents? Do you subscribe to the nature vs. nurture argument? Or do you think that the tendency to “fall in line” is a survival mechanism?

It seems to me that the writer is countering their own argument with this statement... They have previously claimed that facebook is causing a spread of hate in the physical world, however here their saying that the digital and the physical world are two entirely separate entities.

Facebook does use algorithms to tailor news feeds to it's users, however these customized feeds are based off of past behavior by the user. Users choose with whom they want to engage with online. They choose what type of content to consume and thus content of the same nature is offered to them.

There is definitely some strong technological determinism going on here.

I'm having a hard time understanding this statement. Are they saying that Mr. Denkhaus had been exposed to a lot of violent content online? Was he joining and or creating hate groups?

Courtney,

What do you think are some possible implications of this kind of norming?

What process do you think one would have to go through to increase the volume of their voice on the internet? Do you think that increased presence would lead to increased risk?

Ashlee,

Do you think that any of those 3 factors is more influential than the others? Personally, which has been most impactful in your own life?

Do you think that there is a formative moment when working with a set of people that the network which once had a weak connection becomes one that is strong. How do you think we operationalize the strength of a connection? Would have to be defined by the group or would it be based on the perspective of each individual group member?

Thomas,

Now that you're aware this 3 degree of separation theory are you able to look back and think of anytime when you may have personal been influenced by some other than those in your two immediate degrees of social interaction?

Hi Ashlee! Educational psychology sounds like an interesting course of study. What are your plans for when you finish up your program?

Congrats on being so close to the completion of your program! Do you plan to continue in research or take on a more applied position?

I'm super excited to be making my first annotation here! I look forward to making many more in the near future.