friend’s friend’s friend’s
This is called the horizon of visibility. We generally know who are friends friends are but it is really hard to know who are friends friends friends are. SNA and the internet give us sight beyond the horizon. I wonder if that makes a difference in our choices or social capital?
friends of our friends’ friends.
This is called the horizon of visibility. We can see our friends friends but it is really hard to know who our friends friends friends are.
the discipline aims to identify the key actors within networks, where influence is concentrated in these networks, and how that influence is disseminated.
SNA also gives you the ability to see beyond your social horizon. It is easy to know our friends friends but it is very hard to know our friends friends friends. Much less our friends friends friends friends. But do they influence us in some way? How many steps out does influence remain? Is there a way to measure this in your small paper?