These planned/intentional groups may have a 'pattern' to that exposes them...


Jim W Lai wrote:
>
> On Sat, 27 Apr 2002, Valdis wrote:
> > BTW, Google uses a network metric very similar to 'prestige' in their Page
> > Rank algorithm.
>
> As a FYI, their network metric is vulnerable to manipulation.  The
> technique is a distributed "attack" called a googlebomb which employs
> link "popularity".  Offhand, I'd say analogs to this in human networks
> would be a clique of members engaging in mutual promotion, or a fan club.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1868000/1868395.stm
>
> Jim