Formation | January 19, 2004 |
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Type | Contract research organization |
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Key people
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Ronald J. Brachman (Head & Chief Scientist of Yahoo!) |
Website | research |
Yahoo! Research is a research organization established on January 2004 within Yahoo!. It is headed by Ron Brachman.
Topics within Yahoo! Research include: Internet search, machine learning, microeconomics, media experience, and community systems.
Locations include:
Yahoo! Research has produced findings of scholarly significance, publishing an article titled "Origins of Homophily in an Evolving Social Network", 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.