Network Weaving is a blog is about creating smart economic networks from the bottom up, using network weaving and social network analysis. This is the blog of June Holley, Valdis Krebs, & Jack Ricchiuto. I have known Valdis for some time and he is one of the most thoughtful writers on social network analysis. I look forward to reading what they produce. He runs Orgnet and you can find a number of excellent white papers on his site. I am very pleased that he has started a blog. Valdis and I are speaking at the upcoming session on Social Media, Networks and Tools in the Cleveland area on May 19, 2006.
There is a nice post on regional networks. It shows a network map of mayors from a small country in the European Union and makes the following observation, ‘Two things are immediately apparent: 1) This is a well connected network -- no isolates, no fragments, no bottlenecks. Measuring the network, we find a short average path length -- very little delay and distortion in communication flows. 2) There is no political polarization, as currently found in the U.S. -- various colors link to various other colors. Because of the cross-pollination of knowledge and ideas, along efficient communication paths, I am betting that these mayors give their region a strong advantage.” Good thoughts.
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