Design and Implementation of a Social Service System for Social Network Activities

Abstract

Traditional face-to-face social activities when extended to the Internet community brings forth many new applications They not only help maintain the relationship among people but also expands the range of personal social circle In such a social network a person possessing the capability of persuading people and influencing them is called the Internet Popular Opinion Leader (iPOL) This study developed several subsystems for trained iPOLs in order to enhance their exposure and increase their followers It also further analyzed the effect of iPOL In our study electronic name cards were used to enhance social exposure then IPS and AVOD were used to increase social followership IPS can handle text sound or video files in real-time making it more convenient for followers to use and this attracts more followers to join in AVOD attracts participation of more followers by providing multimedia films Finally with regard to impact analysis of iPOL we studied the gay community in order to assess the impact of iPOL This case was considerably effective in disseminating HIV-related information improving the frequency of anonymous HIV testing and reducing high-risk behavior among Internet-using MSM

Date of Award	2015 Jan 21
Original language	English
Supervisor	Chiang Lee (Supervisor)