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Detecting Patterns in Complex Social Networks

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sinister-keiretsu-detected dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "So-called social networking is very popular these days, as show the proliferation of services like Friendster, Orkut and dozens of others. But do the companies behind these services have any idea of what is hidden inside their complicated networks? When these networks reach a size of millions of users, it's not an easy task. A researcher at the University of Michigan is trying to help, with a new method for uncovering patterns in complicated networks, from football conferences to food webs. This overview contains more details and references about this non-traditional method. It also includes a spectacular representation of the Internet and another image showing a food web at Little Rock Lake."

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  1. Searching usefulness? by Bobdoer · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if this will improve search results? All the fake porn sites will be lumped together, thus, hopefully, taking them out of regular, useful searches.

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  2. High school dating chart by ThomK · · Score: 5, Funny

    The blue node (left center) in this diagram was gettin' some action!

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  3. Highschool Friendships by barryfandango · · Score: 5, Funny

    Check out the "highschool friendships" diagram.

    I think I was the yellow dot on the far left.

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  4. My experience by Sideshow+Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Unfortunately, then only pattern in my social network is the singleton pattern.

  5. Re:oh my.. the high-school friend one.. by zootread · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ok, this is the graph of STD transmission among high school students.

    Check out that stud on the left who is banging like 8 different girls.

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