Author Archives: Amir AryaArjmand

Diffusion of innovations

The success of our idea depends on the acceptance of the target market. We believe the value that we are offering is quite attractive and fulfills an existing need of Web users. But in order to attract people to enjoy our new … Continue reading

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Our arrangements to combat the privacy threats in Hive

Before reading this post, we suggest you read the following posts to become more familiar with Hive and how it works: “what makes Hive different?” and “The features of Hive” Information we receive from user Users provide all information voluntarily. … Continue reading

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Hive is against crimes

Hive considers itself responsible for the safety of users. Therefore, we would attempt to control the safety of our network in two main ways: Creating and making the option to report abusive or offensive content available to users. Use machine-learning … Continue reading

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Privacy concerns

Hive, like other social networking sites, allow users to create a profile, connect with other people, express their interests, and browse other user profiles. Users are free to disclose their information via their profile to others. Specifically, in Hive, users … Continue reading

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Shared interests on social networks

As we proposed earlier, sharing interests is the core part of our social network. Users express their interests in order to find others with the same tastes. There are researches available on the topic of interest-based social networking that we … Continue reading

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Making conversations, not just connections!

Watch Sherry’s “Connected, but alone?” TEDTalk here: http://www.ted.com/talks/sherry_turkle_alone_together.html Sherry Turkle studies how technology is shaping our modern relationships – our relationships with others, ourselves, and with technology itself. In this talk, “Connected, but alone?”, she states that “technology is so … Continue reading

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Similarity breeds connection

In the 1950s, sociologists introduced the homophily principle, explaining the tendency of individuals to associate and bond with similar others. Marriage, friendship, work, advice, support, information transfer, exchange, co-membership, and other types of relationship structures network ties of every type. … Continue reading

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Site Map

Below is a web map showing the connections between the key pages of the Hive social networking site:

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