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Valdis Krebs is mapping out memetic networks by analyzing Amazon buying patterns.
Jon Udell has some additional thoughts on how to apply these findings:
Filling the “structural holes” in networks, and creating large audiences from sets of smaller ones, is a fascinating idea — though I’m sure it’s easier said than done.
Visual tools to aid memetic engineering? Elsewhere, memetic networks are seen as a new form of infowar.
Mark Lombardi (1951-2000) draws on the major political and financial scandals of the day to create large-scale linear diagrams that at first glance look like celestial maps; a closer reading reveals the intricate web of connections that lurk beneath current headlines.
astonishing what can be gleamed from public ally released information. social network theorist Valdis Krebs graphically mapped the hijackers connections amongst themselves. social network analysis is what does the trick, and it may be a potent weapon for fighting future wars, and running business. he researches
the mapping and measuring of relationships and flows between people, groups, organizations, computers or other information/knowledge processing entities. The nodes in the network are the people and groups while the links show relationships or flows between the nodes. SNA provides both a visual and a mathematical analysis of human relationships.
valdis is now conducting an analysis of the ryze blogger tribe, a schmoozing cabal i happen to be part of. what a great opportunity to test drive FOAF (friend of a friend)
allows the expression of personal information and relationships, and is a useful building block for creating information systems that support online communities.
if this analysis goes out of its way to look into FOAF, interesting things could happen. stay tuned.
Gregor J. Rothfuss 
