----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Arnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 9:55 AM Subject: RE: Brin-l network visualization
> The data go back to 1/1/2000. It'll be interesting to see what it looks > like using only more recent, and more accurate data that isn't focused on > the beginning of threads. But that will take a bit of work that I don't > have time to do while distracted by earning a living. > > I'm not sure you're interpreting it correctly. Position relative to the > screen means nothing. It is only showing links between pairs of people, one > of whom started a thread, the other who was the first or second person to > respond. Andrea shows very few connections, actually. Some of the people > who appear in this are actually outliers, but they are either very near the > POV or very far, but you can't see it in a 2D representation of a 3D object. > Actually, I guess you can tell somewhat by the size of the icon. Andrea is > very distant; her icon is practically a dot. > > Note that you have several links visible and you're in about the same plane > as the densest areas. > OK, lets consider the icon size. My icon is much smaller than Gary Nunn's or Andrew Crystal's, or the lower Damon Agretto icon. Yet I have over twice the posts of any of these. Lets consider DAmon. He has 391 posts compared to my 2036. Yet, he is considered to be much more prominent in icon size and has about the same number of lines as me. I hope you consider this constructive criticism. I analyze data for a living, you know, and I can't help but think. :-) Dan M.
