Tag Archives: similarity

Similarity breeds connection

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Amir AryaArjmand

In the 1950s, sociologists introduced the homophily principle, explaining the tendency of individuals to associate and bond with similar others. Marriage, friendship, work, advice, support, information transfer, exchange, co-membership, and other types of relationship structures network ties of every type. … Continue reading →

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Idea 2 – Interest-based Social Network

Posted on March 12, 2012 by hq1g08

In this second ideas post, Harry describes some ideas for an interest-based social network. The current situation – Why do we need this? The problem with a social networking site like Facebook is that users tend to have people added … Continue reading →

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