An introduction to the polinode social network service

1. Go to polinode.com and sign up for
a free account using your UNSW
email address

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polinode.xlsx (partial contents)
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Download the polonode.xlsx spreadsheet from the e-learning site
This spreadsheet has two worksheets: nodes and edges

3. Sign in to polinode and click on the ‘Networks’ button
and then “New Network”

4. Give your network a name, select file type
“Excel”, and choose the location you saved
the polinode.xlsx file

5. You can now “Explore”
your network

6. Here is the network with basic layout

7. 2. Calculate degree
metrics and communities
5. Experiment with the
layout options (e.g.,
layout algorithm,
gravity strength)
3. Colour the nodes by
community
4. Size nodes by in-
degree
Now analyse and
re-visualise the
network using the
options on the
left hand side of
the network
1. Look at the network
summary
6. Save your network
visualization

8. Network summary: a directed graph
with 21 nodes, 66 edges, and a density
of 16%

9. Here is the network with communities (clusters) and
nodes sized by in-degree

10. Here is the network with communities (clusters) and
nodes sized by in-degree
For further information on how to use
polinode see the resources under
‘HELP’