Taking the principles of graph theory into account, the most important centrality for our application, will be eigenvector, as we will initially be linking to local funeral directors, stone masons, florists, and memorial services, all of which are already established within the area. This notion is based on the concept of preferential attachment, by which …
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Triadic Closure
The principle of triadic closure is that if two people in a social network have a friend in common, then there is an increased probability that they will become friends at some point in the future. For example, if there were three people within a network, A, B, and C, if A and B are …
Centrality Concepts
Graph theory helps us understand the concept of centrality, which is a measure of the importance of different phenomena occurring within a social network. By incorporating centrality, we should be able to measure how influential or significant our application is within an overall network (Freeman, Borgatti & White, 1991). There are four main measures of …
Introduction to Graph Theory
The power of network theory lies in its high degree of abstraction, and, when exploring the impact of the web at scale, it is useful to assess this entity as more than a series of web pages that link together. In order to explore the relationships certain web pages, have with one another, we can …
Review of Existing Literature
A review of existing literature, focused on the relationship between the grieving process, technology, and social media, highlights that social media is becoming just as imperative a method for displaying grief as the funeral and the erection of the memorial, and should thus be given equal value (Huang, 2016; Lee, 2016; Melnick, 2017; Wilson, 2017; …