Instant Messaging as a Scale-Free Network
arXiv (Cornell University)Published 19 June 2002Open access
Reginald D. Smith
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The topology of an instant messaging system is described and statistical measures of the network are given and compared with the statistics of a comparable random graph.
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The topology of an instant messaging system is described. Statistical measures of the network are given and compared with the statistics of a comparable random graph. The scale-free character of the network is examined and implications are given for the structure of social networks and instant messenger security.
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Computer SciencePhysics and Astronomy