Small Worlds and Six Degrees of Separation

Complex networks are often small worlds, in the sense that it takes only a few steps along the connections in the network to travel between its elements, despite the fact that the networks are often enormous. In this animation, this is explained for social networks, where the phenomenon is well known under the name `Six Degrees of Separation'.

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Animation: ICMS Animation Studio

Voice-over: Studio Make

Music: "Nebulas Night" by Jason Livesay

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From: ICMS

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Social Network Analysis by Xiaohan Zeng

Social Network Analysis: What It Is, Why We Should Care, and What We Can Learn From It

by Xiaohan Zeng

The advent of the social networks has completely changed our daily life. The deluge of data collected on Social Network Services (SNS) and recent developments in complex network theory have enabled many marvelous predictive analysis, which tells us many amazing stories.

Why do we often feel that "the world is so small?" Is the six-degree separation purely imagination or based on...

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From: Groupon OnAir

Related topics : analysis of social network data

What is a Small World Network

http://bit.ly/1gMNJW3 There are actually many unpredicted links among different individuals whom we would expect to be far from each other. In 1967, Stanley Milgram, conducted an experiment asking people in Omaha in Nebraska to send a letter to a stockbroker in Boston, he wanted to know how many steps it needs for any two individuals in the United States to reach each other. In 2003, Dodds, Muhamad and Watts conducted the same experiment again, but this time utilizing the power of the World...

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From: Contactnetbiz

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top 15 most popular social media site in the world

Social media networks are a major resource for both small and big businesses that are looking to promote their brands on the Internet. The platforms are easy to use and some of them even have paid advertising options for businesses that want to reach new audiences. However, just because your business needs to be on these platforms doesn’t mean that it has to be on every other social media site.

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From: YASH TECH

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Using Social Networking for Small Businesses - episode 3

In the third episode of our new web TV channel for small businesses, www.smallbusinessadvice.tv, we turn our attention to the world of social networking. On the show this week were joined by two experts Robin Grant, Managing Director of We Are Social and Jamie Martin, CEO of Bid Media.

Also on the show is a special interview with Heather Gorringe, Founder and Director of Wiggly Wigglers. Using tools such as Facebook, podcasting and blogging, the company increased their customer base to...

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From: StudioDell

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NetArg: Arguments in Networks

We show how agents with argumentative reasoning abilities can be effectively used to run social simulation experiments with NetArg. NetArg agents interact by exchanging arguments in support or against other arguments or opinions, and adapt to new knowledge. By running simulation experiments, we can replicate a robust result in social simulation, namely that small-world network topologies are able to fos- ter information diffusion and cohesion among a population.

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From: microdebates

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MLM Recruiting How Important Is Social Media

With the new blast of social media the world rapidly becoming a small place. We are now able to get in touch with people from all over the world very easily. The network marketing industry is based on recruiting and social media has allowed a person to have access to anyone who has access to a computer. In this way networkers are able to tell the world about their business. This all has had an impact on the MLM industry but just how important is social media to MLM recruiting and how does one...

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From: Khaing1

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The E2.0 Pitch- Director's Cut

This is the director's cut of the video Small World Labs put together for the Enterprise 2.0 Social Network Shoot Out.

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From: Sam Eder

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Six Degrees: from Kevin Bacon to Network Theory

The science of networks governs a wide variety of everyday phenomena from social interactions to biochemistry. This video provides a quick preview of what you will learn in "Linked" by Albert-Laszlo Barabsi (highly recommended). Learn about network theory through the fun to play "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" party game. Math and science buffs will enjoy the mathematical treatment of networks including power laws, small-world networks, graph theory and fractals.

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From: George Roberts III

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