By Myra Norton on 4/28/2010 3:41 PM

A friend send me this recent Ad Age article about "Peer Influence Analysis". I had to go to the dictionary to make sure that I was clear on the definition of influence.  Here is what I found:

 

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By Myra Norton on 4/24/2010 1:59 PM

So back to the AdAge article featuring Duncan Watts.  Did you see that beautiful truth? It's in the following paragraph:

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By Myra Norton on 4/20/2010 7:25 AM

Let me premise this post by saying that I am a huge fan of Duncan Watts and his research, and have had the pleasure of talking with him about network science and the concept of influence. 

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By Myra Norton on 4/19/2010 7:55 AM

Remember lesson #1 from The Oracle of Bacon? When studying networks, you must understand the context.  I am going to share a couple of examples to illustrate why this is such a critical question to ask. 

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By Myra Norton on 4/12/2010 6:23 AM

Now for the second question related to The Oracle of Bacon:

2.       Why Kevin Bacon? What is it about Kevin Bacon that allows him to have such "connectivity" with other actors?

 

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By Myra Norton on 4/8/2010 5:34 PM

Well, have you had some time to think about those two questions relative to "The Oracle of Bacon"? I will address the first question tonight and you will just have to click in tomorrow for the second.

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By Myra Norton on 4/7/2010 9:39 PM

There are a lot of ways to go about this journey of finding T-Bone, but I’d like to start by providing a bit of a framework in terms of thinking about a concept that is wrought with terms like “Influencers”, “Opinion Leaders”, “Networks”, “Social Networks”, and a host of others that seem to mean something different every day.
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