BACKGROUND

Recently, social networks turn into an automated platform which enables participants to become dynamic users rather than just provide site contents.
Social networks applications structure participants intelligent communication by sending automate invitation to friends in the same network and collect different types of given responses. Since these responses can be viewed by all invited friends, they create great impact during decision making regarding the event on large number of participants.
However, a better solution of structured communication is a modified interaction protocol that offers a wide range of communication and dissemination options
 

METHOD

Our methodology provides a platform for structured communication between participants which includes several types of modifiable messages . In every instance of the modified protocol, the participants determine their status regarding a certain event, which can be any happening, physical or virtual. As the protocol instance runs, participants make some of their friends in the network aware of event. Participants who are aware of the event may determine their status regarding this event as 'positive', 'negative' or 'undecided', and their friends can see these decisions. Based on such status decisions, other participants may determine their own status regarding the event.
In addition, Since the protocol fits participant's specific needs it enables decisions changing by activating additional protocols during each run of the protocol instance.
 

ADVANTAGES

• Enables protocol modifying according to user's definition of protocol
• Enables better decision making regarding events in social network
 

APPLICATIONS

• Enterprise portal social networks
• Web 2.0 social networks – Facebook, Twiter, Linkdin