Seeing and Tuning Social Networks

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Seeing and Tuning Social Networks

Posted by michael on Friday June 14, 2002 @07:33PM from the if-a-blog-falls-in-the-forest-does-it-make-a-sound dept.

Lisam writes "Jon Udell, in a fascinating column titled "Seeing and Tuning Social Networks", writes: "New forms of social software are one of the most hopeful green shoots erupting from a still-bleak technology landscape." Software is catching up with what we know about social networks: the greater the reach of your array, the more effective an actor you can be within an organization.In this column, Jon talks with two observers about software that maps social networks and their patterns..."

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that is fascinating by Anonymous Coward · 2002-06-14 19:40 · Score: -1, Offtopic

that is truly, truly, fascinating

I am fascinated

really
1. Re:that is fascinating by ihave+the+slaslhdot, · 2002-06-14 20:18 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
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Social networking is a complex subject by Anonymous Coward · 2002-06-14 20:28 · Score: -1, Offtopic

It was interesting to hear about how they modeled the distribution of Stephen King's great Internet experiment on the concept of social networking, but I thought the article was needlessly complicated. I've got a better (if stranger and bawdier) way of explaining it. The scenario takes place a couple of decades ago.
It seems that there was this gentleman walking down the street. He wasn't rich by any means, and was actually down to $5 in his waller, and he gets it in his mind to stop by an establishment with a red light.
He speaks with the woman inside. "I've got everything you need," she explains, "right here. Cindy is our best employee, as you can no doubt see. It'll be $75."
He was taken aback, but alas could not afford the price. "Then you'll want to meet Susan. $50, and her experience makes it worth every dollar." Again, he was unable to accept.
"Look," he says, "I'm not particularly wealthy at the moment. Perhaps it was a bit silly of me to stop in, but I only have a five-dollar bill in my wallet. Is there anything we can work out?"
He leaves to a back room with Gertie. She's surprisingly hip to what's going on, and he decides to run with it. "Oh, " he says in an astonished tone, surprised partway through the preliminaries, "I thought you were well past the point of lactating!"
Gertie looks at him, gives him her sauciest wink, and whispers, "Sugar, I may be a little old to lactate, but I ain't too young to have breast cancer!"
Slashcode Fucked up. by Anonymous Coward · 2002-06-14 20:56 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Hey, My troll account can't post anonymously.

The "post anonymously" check button, in the reply
form disappeared. However, my KarmaWhore account
has the button enabled.

What is going on?

#-here-#
1. Re:Slashcode Fucked up. by Anonymous Coward · 2002-06-14 21:21 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Below 0 karma you can't post anonymously.
  Somehow they think this will increase the signal/noise ratio.
  Some record industry analogies spring to mind
gentoo ownz j00 by Anonymous Coward · 2002-06-14 20:57 · Score: -1, Offtopic

gentoo is what linux is all about--not this ideological mumbo-jumbo, but having fun with your computer on your own terms.

if you haven't tried gentoo, do so now.
Re:First Post by ihave+the+slaslhdot, · 2002-06-14 20:57 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Yes to me i have tjhe First Post also! out to on by mah niggah! I am to do the slashdot? i am like thje slashdot now?

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Re:First Post by on+by · 2002-06-14 21:32 · Score: -1, Offtopic

to me? why thank you kind sir! I am deeply honoured!
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Movin' High-Tech to India! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-06-15 02:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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"Despite decades of social change, the general perception remains that technical workers, scientists, and engineers are unusually intelligent white men who are socially inept, absent-minded nerds."