Social network analysis uses a vari

Social network analysis uses a variety of techniques pertinent to understanding the structure of the network (Scott, 2012). These techniques range from simpler methods, such as counting the number of edges a node has or computing path lengths, to more sophisticated methods that compute eigenvectors to determine key nodes in a network (Fan &Gordon, 2014). Social networking sites have been a popular subject of social network analysis. Marlow (2004) employs social network analysis to describe the social structure of blogs. He explores two metrics of authority: popularity measured by bloggers’public affiliations and influence measured by citation of the writing