The twitteR package, released back in 2010, has long provided the means to access and analyze your Twitter social network data with R. But until recently, there hasn't been anything comparable for the Facebook social network. But now, thanks to Pablo Barbera, there is the RFacebook package which provides a collection of R functions to access data from your Facebook social network. To use RFacebook, you first need to sign up for a Facebook developer account, which is quick and easy as long as you already have a Facebook profile. JulianHi provides an excellent step-by-step tutorial on getting started with...
Now, any business can create a Facebook profile, or business page, which any Facebook user can become a "fan" of. You no longer have to be a Fortune 500 company to afford this. It's free.
“Are you my friend? Yes or no?” This question, while fundamentally odd, is a key component of social network sites. Participants must select who on the system they deem to be ‘Friends.’ Their choice is publicly displayed for all to see and becomes
“Are you my friend? Yes or no?” This question, while fundamentally odd, is a key component of social network sites. Participants must select who on the system they deem to be ‘Friends.’ Their choice is publicly displayed for all to see and becomes