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Teasing out the missing links

Nature volume 453, pages 47–48 (2008)Cite this article

Focusing on the hierarchical structure inherent in social and biological networks might provide a smart way to find missing connections that are not revealed in the raw data — which could be useful in a range of contexts.

As human beings, we are all participants in complex, interlocking social networks1. As the information revolution gathers pace, the scope and reach of those networks is rapidly expanding. The World Wide Web provides easy connections to informational, commercial and recreational websites. Many people, especially the young, are hooked up to social-networking websites. Social bookmarking, in which participants share links to their favoured websites, is the latest craze.

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  1. Sid Redner is in the Center for Polymer Studies and the Department of Physics, Boston University, 590 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. redner@bu.edu,

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