Interactive Demo

Social Graph Interactive Demo

Social Graph Interactive Demo is a free, interactive learning demo from the Information Systems - A Manager's Guide to Harnessing Technology course on Lykke. It helps you build intuition for Social Graph, Platform Strategy, Social Advertising, Privacy and Ethics. Play with it directly in your browser — it features 1 slider, 2 buttons and direct drag interaction. This demo lives in the “Facebook: Building a Business from the Social Graph” section of the course.

Preview of the Social Graph Interactive Demo interactive demo
Preview of Social Graph Interactive Demo — play the live version below.
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How to use this demo

  1. Drag the “Network Growth”, “Edge Weight (Interaction)”, “Algorithm” sliders to change the inputs and watch the result update live.
  2. Click and drag directly on the canvas to manipulate the scene.
  3. Use the “Add User Node”, “Show Recommendations” buttons to trigger actions or reset the demo.
  4. Experiment freely — there's nothing to break, and every change is reversible.

What you'll explore

Frequently asked questions

What does the Social Graph Interactive Demo demo do?

A case study on how Facebook leverages social connectivity and platform strategy to build a massive business ecosystem. Social Graph Interactive Demo turns that idea into something you can manipulate directly and watch respond.

What Information Systems - A Manager's Guide to Harnessing Technology concept does Social Graph Interactive Demo teach?

A case study on how Facebook leverages social connectivity and platform strategy to build a massive business ecosystem. It focuses on Social Graph, Platform Strategy, Social Advertising, Privacy and Ethics from the “Facebook: Building a Business from the Social Graph” section.

What can I control in Social Graph Interactive Demo?

The “Network Growth”, “Edge Weight (Interaction)”, “Algorithm” sliders change the key inputs; you can drag elements directly on the canvas; the “Add User Node”, “Show Recommendations” buttons run actions or reset the demo. Every change updates the visualization in real time, so you can see exactly how each variable affects the outcome.

How does Social Graph Interactive Demo fit into the Information Systems - A Manager's Guide to Harnessing Technology course?

This course provides a comprehensive overview of how information systems and technology drive competitive advantage in the modern business landscape. It combines theoretical frameworks like Moore's Law, Porter's Five Fo… This demo is the interactive piece for the “Facebook: Building a Business from the Social Graph” section. Open the full Information Systems - A Manager's Guide to Harnessing Technology course wiki at https://www.getlykke.com/explore/public/information-systems-a-managers-guide-d4d02494-f9b2-41bc-8c5d-ced2729b5ee1 for notes, flashcards, quizzes and the other demos.

What will I understand better after using Social Graph Interactive Demo?

You'll build intuition for Social Graph, Platform Strategy, Social Advertising, Privacy and Ethics — and, crucially, see how they behave when you change the inputs, which is hard to get from a textbook or lecture on Information Systems - A Manager's Guide to Harnessing Technology alone.

From the Information Systems - A Manager's Guide to Harnessing Technology course

This interactive demo is part of the Facebook: Building a Business from the Social Graph section. Explore the full Information Systems - A Manager's Guide to Harnessing Technology course wiki on Lykke — with notes, flashcards, quizzes and more interactive demos.

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