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....ties in a networked society. The theory distinguishes between strong ties between close associates and weak ties between acquaintances. While strong ties are short distance as they stay within groups [12] weak ties are long distance connecting people with di erent social characteristics [14]. Weak ties are more likely to enable discovery of unknown information. In SETS a site maintains both short and long distance links to discover information. A social network also exhibits the small world phenomenon that has been actively studied since the work of Milgram [17] The phenomenon ....

M. S. Granovetter. The strength of weak ties: A network theory revisited. In Sociological Theory (1), 1983.

....path should capture our preference for wider hammocks and shorter path lengths. The contours of the graphs in Fig. 5 suggest that benefit is best modeled by a linear dependence on w and by a non linear, inverse dependence on l. In addition, research in diffusion processes [9] and social networks [3] support the theory of non linear dependence of quality of interaction on length. We thus define the benefit of a 11 Table 3: Movies used in analyzing the benefits of ratings on personalization. Star Wars and Scream of Stone had the highest and lowest number of ratings, respectively. Movie ....

....participate in a recommendation path; whether there are constraints on such participation; whether they provide ratings if they might become a straddler) is a possible direction for future research. The notion of straddlers is closely related to the concept of weak ties in social network theory [3]. This literature suggests that mechanisms such as straddling are the primary means by which micro level interactions can manifest at macro levels, and that such connections will be kindled whenever communities have to be mobilized for collective action. It remains to be seen if connections ....

M.S. Granovetter. The Strength of Weak Ties: A Network Theory Revisited. Sociological Theory, Vol. 1:pages 203--233, 1983.

....different groups and thus link groups a virus can travel between groups and spread throughout an entire population. Often, those linking two groups have weak ties with members of either or both groups. While strong ties stay within groups and thus circulate the same information and viruses (Granovetter, 1982), weak ties are more apt to have different social characteristics than the core members of a group (Feld, 1982) Hence, weak ties are more likely to spread the virus to new social milieus. Biological Viruses: With respect to the HIV biological virus, the brokers have included men who are sexually ....

GRANOVETTER, M. (1982) "The Strength of Weak Ties: A Network Theory Revisited". Social Structure and Network Analysis. P.

....a combination of both personal and web based interviewing. 10 Name recognition is a minimum definition of a weak social tie (Kochen 1989) Weak ties are a unique form of social capital capable of providing access to information and resources potentially unavailable from stronger social networks (Granovetter 1982). It implies that a person knows enough about an individual to exchange greetings and to potentially share information and resources. Stronger social ties, such as those between residents who talk with each other on a regular bases, are associated with a different form of social capital more ....

Granovetter, M. (1982). "The Strength of Weak Ties: A Network Theory Revisited." In Peter Marsden and Nan Lin (Eds.) Social Structure and Network Analysis. Hills, CA: Sage.

....in this example, if the hammock jump width were three, then the resulting social network would not have a triad and so neither edge would represent a strong tie. It is a classical argument in social network theory that no strong tie can be a bridge and that two strong ties would imply a third tie [2]. Weak ties are of most interest to us, because they are the foundation for our notion of risk. As discussed earlier, a weak tie in a social setting allows people to identify someone with other information that they ve been given. Weak ties occur simply because someone knows someone else outside ....

....the benefit of a recommendation as: ###### # # # # we can give more weight to improvements in path length from # to # than, say, from # to #. This non linear dependence of quality of interaction on the length is supported by research in diffusion processes [8] social networks [2] and also our own experiments (see Fig. 3, right) We can explore benefit in terms of the number of artifacts that are rated. Typically, recommender systems require that users rate a minimum number of artifacts before they can make queries, and so we look at the incremental benefit received by ....

M.S. Granovetter. The Strength of Weak Ties: A Network Theory Revisited. Sociological Theory, Vol. 1:pp. 203--233, 1983.

....in this example, if the hammock jump width were three, then the resulting social network would not have a triad and so neither edge would represent a strong tie. It is a classical argument in social network theory that no strong tie can be a bridge and that two strong ties would imply a third tie [2]. Weak ties are of most interest to us, because they are the foundation for our notion of risk. As discussed earlier, a weak tie in a social setting allows people to identify someone with other information that they ve been given. Weak ties occur simply because someone knows someone else outside ....

....By defining the benefit of a recommendation as: bene t = w l 2 we can give more weight to improvements in path length from 2 to 1 than, say, from 3 to 2. This non linear dependence of quality of interaction on the length is supported by research in diffusion processes [8] social networks [2] and also our own experiments (see Fig. 3, right) We can explore benefit in terms of the number of artifacts that are rated. Typically, recommender systems require that users rate a minimum number of artifacts before they can make queries, and so we look at the incremental benefit received by ....

M.S. Granovetter. The Strength of Weak Ties: A Network Theory Revisited. Sociological Theory, Vol. 1:pp. 203--233, 1983.

....ties people living or working near by, or otherwise in frequent in person or telecommunications contact provide important goods and services (Wellman and Wortley 1990) The strength of ties is important, with socially close voluntary and multiple role ties providing high levels of support. Yet Granovetter (1973, 1982) has cogently argued the importance of weak ties for linking sparsely knit communities and providing people with a wider range of information. This means that people must maintain differentiated portfolios of ties to obtain a wide variety of resources. They can no longer assume that any or all of ....

Granovetter, Mark. 1982. "The Strength of Weak Ties: A Network Theory Revisited." Pp. 105-130 in Social Structure and Network Analysis, edited by Peter Marsden and Nan Lin. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.

....5 2 These would not be global villages (McLuhan and Powers 1989) because each type of network is too limited in scope, sparsely knit, loosely bounded, and easy to leave. heterogeneous than strong ties, they connect people to diverse social milieus and provide a wider range of information (Granovetter, 1982). 10. CMCs accessibility, velocity and multiple message characteristics indirectly can connect the entire world in five steps or less (White 1970) Yet, unlike computer networks in which all nodes are ultimately connected, there is significant decoupling in social networks. Hence, information ....

Granovetter, Mark. 1982. "The Strength of Weak Ties: A Network Theory Revisited." Pp. 105130 in Social Structure and Network Analysis, edited by Peter Marsden and Nan Lin. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.

....not open to new influences. By contrast, groups whose members mingle with others can be exposed to new information information we argue may lead to new knowledge when embedded structures are amplified or embellished with information mobilized from other groups and brought into the focal group (Granovetter, 1973, 1982; Haythornthwaite, 1996) The concern for making embedded knowledge mobile in an electronic infrastructure is not new to the study of computer mediated communication (CMC) One of the primary concerns in this field is how to strike a balance between supporting work oriented exchanges in an ....

Granovetter, M.S. (1982). The strength of weak ties: A network theory revisited. In P.V.

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Granovetter, M.S. (1983): `The Strength of Weak Ties: A Network Theory Revisited', Sociological Theory, vol. 1, pp. 201-233.

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M. Granovetter, "The strength of weak ties: a network theory revisited," Sociological Theory, vol. 1, pp. 201--233, Sept. 1983.

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M.S. Granovetter, "The Strength of Weak Ties: A Network Theory Revisited," Sociological Theory, vol. 1, 1983, pp. 203-233.

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Granovetter M. The strength of weak ties: A network theory re-visited. In Social Structure and Network Analysis, P. Marsden & N. Lin (Eds.), John Wiley and Sons, 1982.

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Granovetter, M.S. "The strength of weak ties: A network theory revisited" In P.V. Marsden and N. Lin (Eds.), Social Structure and Network Analysis, Sage, Beverly Hills, CA, 1982, pp. 105-130.

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Granovetter, M., 1982, The Strength of Weak Ties: A Network Theory Revisited, in `Social Structure and Network Analysis', Marsden, P. and Nan, L. (Editors), Sage Publications, California.

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M. S. Granovetter. The strength of weak ties: A network theory revisited. In Sociological Theory (1), 1983.

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