%0 Generic %1 citeulike:105638 %A Watts, D. J. %A Dodds, P. S. %A Newman, M. E. J. %D 2002 %K identity network search social %T Identity and Search in Social Networks %U http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0205383 %X Social networks have the surprising property of being "searchable": Ordinary people are capable of directing messages through their network of acquaintances to reach a specific but distant target person in only a few steps. We present a model that offers an explanation of social network searchability in terms of recognizable personal identities: sets of characteristics measured along a number of social dimensions.

@misc{citeulike:105638, abstract = {Social networks have the surprising property of being "searchable": Ordinary people are capable of directing messages through their network of acquaintances to reach a specific but distant target person in only a few steps. We present a model that offers an explanation of social network searchability in terms of recognizable personal identities: sets of characteristics measured along a number of social dimensions.}, added-at = {2007-08-15T12:06:33.000+0200}, author = {Watts, D. J. and Dodds, P. S. and Newman, M. E. J.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/221bbcbb780f14f106cbaa72fa8e9aa22/wnpxrz}, citeulike-article-id = {105638}, eprint = {cond-mat/0205383}, interhash = {e516c79c662cdeaaa49b9136066ab46b}, intrahash = {21bbcbb780f14f106cbaa72fa8e9aa22}, keywords = {identity network search social}, month = May, priority = {4}, timestamp = {2007-08-15T12:06:33.000+0200}, title = {Identity and Search in Social Networks}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0205383}, year = 2002 }