Social Media:

Social media:
A guide for researchers
Figure 4: The structure of social networks
Given what we have leaned about the structure of networks, you may wish to consider carefully where
you sit in your networks. Being a connector between two networks can be invaluable, but being a
connector between twenty can be exhausting. Therefore, thinking about the shape of your network, and
how you manage your place in it, is vital.
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I now have a network of individuals who I respect and am confident in their
work. The network discovers and filters and discusses. I have connected my
research to the real world in a way that would not have been so easy before
and maybe not possible.
Terry Wassall (Principal Teaching Fellow, Sociology)
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