Thursday
Oct082009
The evolving face of networks
Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 2:07PM What is the likelihood of people forwarding on items that they receive in a social network such as Facebook (news items, links, video clips)? What is the likelihood of people responding to messages, or re-tweeting other people's tweets on Twitter?
"The idea we need to explore is this: what is the likelihood that a particular stimulus within a social network leads to a particular response?" says Lieberman.
via guardian.co.uk
One of earliest in-depth studies of how social networks function as an ecosystem of influence. As these studies advance, we'll be seeing more science (and proper monetization) behind reaching the influencers.
tagged minidisco, social networking
minidisco, social networking 
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Oh yeah... now that social media is the big thing, students can already tackle this issue as a case study or even a thesis. They would surely have fun - and stress over - that one! :D