Software spots key players in online communities
 

*Source: New Scientist (http://www.newscientisttech.com/arti...e-news_rss20)*
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Software that identifies the most informative people in an online community, based on their posting patterns, has been developed by researchers at Cornell University, New York, and Microsoft Research in Washington State, both in the US.

The researchers worked out how to spot key players within discussions by analysing the connections between thousands of messages on several topics.

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