Random Notes About Social Networks: A Complex Systems Perspective
Small-World Networks
Degree of separation between Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and me: 2
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam is the President of India, and he met Prof. Vijay K. Varadan. Prof. Derek Abbott, my senior thesis advisor, introduced me to Prof. Varadan.
Degree of separation between Bill Clinton and me: 2
Prof. Abbott met Bill Clinton, and took a photograph with Bill.
What is the degree of separation between you and I?
Scale-Free Networks
The world-wide web: Google your name, and determine the number of hits that contain information about you. What sort of opinions may people form of you by enumerating the search results?
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