Development of a Social Network for Research Support and Individual Well-Being Improvement

Abstract

The ways of communication and social interactions are changing drastically. Web users are becoming increasingly engaged with Online Social Networks (OSN), which has a significant impact on the relationship mechanisms between individuals and communities. Most OSN platforms have strict policies regarding data access, harming its usage in psychological and social phenomena studies; It is also impacting the development of computational methods to evaluate and improve social and individual well-being via the web. Aiming to fill this gap, we propose in this paper a platform that brings together social networks dynamics with forum features, altogether with gamification elements, targeting researchers interested in obtaining access to user's data their investigations.