Homophily in the Digital World: A LiveJournal Case Study
Are two users more likely to be friends if they share common interests? Are two users more likely to share common interests if they're friends? The authors study the phenomenon of homophily in the digital world by answering these central questions. Unlike the physical world, the digital world d...
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Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
2010
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| Online Access: | https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/1514 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/2513/viewcontent/ic10.pdf |
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| Summary: | Are two users more likely to be friends if they share common interests? Are two users more likely to share common interests if they're friends? The authors study the phenomenon of homophily in the digital world by answering these central questions. Unlike the physical world, the digital world doesn't impose any geographic or organizational constraints on friendships. So, although online friends might share common interests, a priori there's no reason to believe that two users with common interests are more likely to be friends. Using data from LiveJournal, the authors show that the answer to both questions is yes. |
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