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We present an analysis of a person-to-person recommendation network, consisting of 4 million people who made 16 million recommendations on half a million products. We observe the propagation of recommendations and the cascade sizes, which we explain by a simple stochastic model. We analyze how user behavior varies within user communities defined by a recommendation network. Product purchases follow a 'long tail' where a significant share of purchases belongs to rarely sold items. We establish how the recommendation network grows over time and how effective it is from the viewpoint of the sender and receiver of the recommendations. While on average recommendations are not very effective at inducing purchases and do not spread very far, we present a model that successfully identifies communities, product, and pricing categories for which viral marketing seems to be very effective

The Mitchell Centre for Social Network Analysis is a cross-disciplinary research group located in the School of Social Sciences. The centre's mission is to be a world leading centre in the development and application of social network analysis techniques. The centre is named after J Clyde Mitchell, who pioneered this approach whilst a member of staff at Manchester. See below for extracts from an interview with Clyde Mitchell recorded by Russ Bernard in 1990.

Power of networks for humanitarian purposes.

Beautiful animation about how an organization evolves in time. Difficult to read the right meaning yet powerful in showing the networked part and if you really pay attention the power structure. Networked yet no holopticism

A must read. I love the way in which Kevin connects the new economy with the power of the networks. The only rule I would change is #8 where he states 8.No harmony, all flux ...I think I would go for no order, all flux ...or somethin' ...here are the rules for a taste... 1. Embrace Swarm 2. Increase returens 3. Plenitude, no scarcity 4. Follow the Free 5. Feed the web first 6. Let Go at the Top ( I don't really get this one. Can anyone translate?) 7. From Places to Spaces 8. No harmony, all flux 9. Relationship Tech 10. Opportunities before efficiencies

From @noosquest...part of thetransitioner network