Weak tie

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Weak tie is a concept popularized by Mark Granovetter in The Strength of Weak Ties [1]

Example of undirected social network with strong and weak and missing ties

[edit] References

  1. Granovetter, M.S. (1973). "The Strength of Weak Ties (link)". The American Journal of Sociology 78 (6): 1360-1380. Retrieved on 2007-08-30. 
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