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

Abstract: The ways of communication and social interactions are changing. 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 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 to study psychological and social phenomena.