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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>Lecture course at ETH Zurich by Maria Grineva</description><title>The Structure of Social and Information Networks</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @networkscourse)</generator><link>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>In-class activities for teaching with “Networks, Crowds, and Markets” by Lada Adamic</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.ladamic.com/wordpress/?p=231"&gt;In-class activities for teaching with “Networks, Crowds, and Markets” by Lada Adamic&lt;/a&gt;</description><link>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/12622475505</link><guid>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/12622475505</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:39:21 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>The Small-World Phenomenon</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://mint.typepad.com/mylectures/Lecture10.pdf"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llecw2QvV61qbe8s7.png"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/5607640291</link><guid>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/5607640291</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 11:12:27 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>The Economy with Network Effects</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://mint.typepad.com/mylectures/Lecture%209.pdf"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lla3jqPAq71qbe8s7.png"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Economy with Network Effects&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Power Laws and Rich-Get-Richer Phenomena&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/5539535943</link><guid>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/5539535943</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 04:02:10 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Information Cascades</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://mint.typepad.com/mylectures/Lecture8.pdf"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lks1hfoUvd1qbe8s7.png"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Information Cascades:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Bayes&amp;#8217;s Rule&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A Simple, General Cascade Model&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description><link>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/5243552787</link><guid>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/5243552787</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 10:01:59 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Sponsored Search Markets</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="href=%22http://mint.typepad.com/mylectures/Lecture7.pdf"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljygmdTAG41qbe8s7.png"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sponsored Search Markets:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The VCG Price-Setting Mechanism&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The Generalized Second-Price Auctions&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description><link>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/4776970650</link><guid>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/4776970650</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:37:49 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Lecture #6: The Structure of The Web. Link Analysis and Web Search</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="Lecture6" href="http://mint.typepad.com/mylectures/Lecture6.pdf"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljos7uYEAj1qbe8s7.png"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Structure of The Web:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Evolution of The Web&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Web 2.0&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Link Analysis and Web Search:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hubs and Authorities&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;PageRank&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description><link>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/4629541866</link><guid>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/4629541866</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 05:16:01 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Lecture #5: Bargaining and Power in Networks</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://mint.typepad.com/mylectures/Lecture5.pdf"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lim9opJTIn1qbe8s7.png"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bargaining and Power in Networks:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Nash Bargaining Solution&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The Ultimatum Game&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Modeling Bargaining as a Game&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description><link>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/4084386557</link><guid>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/4084386557</guid><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:11:37 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Lecture #4: Matching Markets. Bargaining and Power in Social Networks</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://mint.typepad.com/mylectures/Lecture4.pdf"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li5qjiuzbE1qbe8s7.png"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Matching Markets: Market-Clearing Prices.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bargaining and Power in Networks: Power in Social Networks; Network Exchange&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/3899800777</link><guid>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/3899800777</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:52:28 -0400</pubDate></item><item><title>Lecture #3: Introduction to Game Theory; Modeling Network Traffic Using Game Theory; Auctions</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a title="lecture3" href="http://mint.typepad.com/mylectures/Lecture3.pdf"&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhw334XFBl1qbe8s7.png"/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lecture #3:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Introduction to Game Theory: Mixed Strategies; Social Optimality;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Modeling Network Traffic Using Game Theory: Braess&amp;#8217;s Paradox;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Auctions: Second-Price Auctions; Truthful Bidding; First-Price Auctions; Common Values and the Winner&amp;#8217;s Curse&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description><link>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/3782290510</link><guid>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/3782290510</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:45:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Lecture #2: 
Structural Balance in Networks. 
An Introduction to...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhp11kFfso1qhhfego1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lecture #2: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Structural Balance in Networks. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;An Introduction to Game Theory: Prisoner’s Dilemma; Nash Equilibrium; Multiple Equilibria&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description><link>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/3702469823</link><guid>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/3702469823</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:15:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>Lecture #1: An Introduction to Graph Theory and Social Network...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhp0vy7MDY1qhhfego1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Lecture #1: An Introduction to Graph Theory and Social Network Analysis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/3702432492</link><guid>http://networkscourse.tumblr.com/post/3702432492</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:11:00 -0500</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
