Social Networks & Collective Behaviour
Structure and contagion in social systems.
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- PaperThe Strength of Weak TiesMark Granovetter, 1973· 21 pages
Novel information arrives through acquaintances rather than close friends, because weak ties bridge otherwise separate clusters.
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This subject genuinely sits in more than one domain. These fields approach the same ground with different methods.