Yahoo! Research
| Formation | January 19, 2004[1] |
|---|---|
| Type | Contract research organization |
| Location | |
Key people | Ronald J. Brachman (Head & Chief Scientist of Yahoo!) |
| Website |
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Yahoo! Research is a research organization established on January 2004[2] within Yahoo!. It is headed by Ron Brachman.[3]
Topics within Yahoo! Research include: Internet search, machine learning, microeconomics, media experience, and community systems.
Locations include:
- Barcelona, Spain
- Bangalore, India
- Yahoo! Research Berkeley, CA
- Burbank, CA
- Haifa, Israel
- New York, NY
- Santa Clara, CA
- Santiago, Chile.
Research
Yahoo! Research has produced findings of scholarly significance, publishing an article titled "Origins of Homophily in an Evolving Social Network",[4] in the American Journal of Sociology. This article looks at patterns of friendship as indicated by email sending patterns, and, more broadly, shows the promise of using technological and internet-based sources in social science research.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Yahoo! Inc. - Company Timeline". Wayback Machine. 2008-07-13. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
- ↑ "Yahoo! Establishes Yahoo! Research Labs" (Press release). Yahoo!. 2004-01-19. Retrieved 2007-07-02.
- ↑ "About Yahoo! Research". Archived from the original on October 5, 2007.
- ↑ Gueorgi Kossinets; Duncan J. Watts (2009). "Origins of Homophily in an Evolving Social Network1". American Journal of Sociology. 115 (2). doi:10.1086/599247.
- ↑ Grossman, Lisa (December 31, 2009). "The Ties That Bind". Science News. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
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