Facebook

Provides an overview of Facebook's technical architecture and its implications for social network analysis, at a moment when the platform was still relatively open to researchers. Documents the affordances and constraints of the platform in its pre-API-closure era, a baseline against which subsequent data monopolization can be measured.

Provides an authoritative reference entry on Facebook for scholars and students across disciplines, contextualizing the platform within social network theory. Encyclopedia entries serve a distinct pedagogical function, as they establish shared vocabulary and conceptual baselines for interdisciplinary audiences.