Single links drastically change the network(mpg.de)
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Single links drastically change the network
http://www.mpg.de/1019259/Network_connections?page=1
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a link to the original paper: http://www.nature.com/nphys/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/nphys1...
A new connection is more likely to come from someone with a large number of connections (since they will be making larger numbers of new connections than someone who is unconnected). Therefore, a new friend will have more friends than you and, in relation to this link, will bring a lot more to your network.
[1] http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jan/30/change-yo...