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Networks: A network is a system of interconnected components that communicate with and influence each other. Networks can be found in both natural and artificial systems. E.g., the nervous system, or the internet. See also Neural networks, Artificial neural networks, Connectionism.
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Viktor Mayer-Schönberger on Networks - Dictionary of Arguments

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Networks/Big Data/Albert-Laszlo Barabási/Mayer-Schönberger: Barabasi's analysis using Big Data methods showed something new: if you take out participants of a network with many connections within this network, the network does not break down. If, on the other hand, participants with many connections to the outside are taken out, the social network disintegrates.
>Social Networks
, >Social Media, cf. >Misinformation/Kranton.

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The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

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Viktor Mayer-Schönberger
Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work, and Think New York 2013


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