Networks in Hollywood: The Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon
http://www-distance.syr.edu/bacon.html The Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon is a well-known trivia game that serves as an entertaining application of networks in the Hollywood scene. It all started in 1994 when Kevin Bacon made a rather brazen claim that he had worked with everybody in Hollywood, or someone who has worked with them. Of course, such […]
The Yankees, The Rays and the Sox, OH MY!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/26/sports/baseball/red-sox-cant-solve-burnett-as-wild-card-lead-shrinks-further.html?_r=1&ref=sports As the 2011 regular season begins to wind down, the New York Yankees find themselves locked at the top of the division, and have home-field advantage throughout conference playoffs, yet still have a lot to play for. Their rival, the Boston Red Sox, is currently battling with the Tampa Bay Rays for the wild […]
When watching TV becomes social – Facehulu
Article link:#mce_temp_url# The article talked about the integration of Hulu’s service into Facebook. Hulu is an online video service that streams TV shows, movies, and video clips to end-users. They recently launched a new Facebook application, which allows Facebook users to watch Hulu’s content within Facebook. Users can share what they have watched with their […]
Poker Strategy and its Relation to Game Theory
http://www.cardplayer.com/cardplayer-magazines/65572-18-18/articles/14980-game-theory-and-poker-an-introduction Chances are, most of us encounter many games every day, though we never consciously think at the time that our actions are part of a game. One such game that I encounter often is Texas hold’em, in which strategy is quite significantly based off of game theory. I found a guide on cardplayer.com which […]
Business Advice for Social Networks
http://www.business2community.com/social-media/7-small-business-tips-for-choosing-the-right-social-network-062196 Many businesses are looking at becoming networked to better interact with their clients and respond to their needs and concerns in a shorter amount of time. In the past couple of years the growth of social networks has been extraordinary and now businesses are looking to join the networks. The article discusses seven business […]
The Price of Information
What happened yesterday? This simple yet crucial question has been asked for generations. The answer has varied as well. Before the age of digital media, technology, and the aptly named “Information Superhighway”, many people found their answer in the daily paper. Newspapers acted as the intermediate between people and the millions of things happening each […]
Google’s Anti-Trust Hearings and Game Theory
Google is currently undergoing an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission regarding its monopoly-like behavior. Its competition is upset that they are putting their services and goods higher up on their search results, thus squashing competition such as the Microsoft and Yahoo partnership. This is a good example of the prisoner’s dilemma, in the sense […]
Why do Pepsi and Coca Cola cooperate?
Why do Pepsi and Coca Cola cooperate? There are two kinds of people in this world: the Pepsi lovers and Coke followers. Once a person decides on a preferred brand, it is surely a rare thing for each brand-lover to switch their preference out of the blue. Both of these companies are quite big and […]
Networks in Business
http://www.forbes.com/sites/karlmoore/2011/09/15/from-social-networks-to-collaboration-networks-the-next-evolution-of-social-media-for-business/ Social networks have altered how companies interact and communicate with customers, but they are also fundamentally changing how some companies operate. Many companies are establishing collaboration networks to better facilitate problem solving by connecting experts together. The referenced article explores case studies of businesses that have successfully utilized internal and external networks to profit […]
Game Theory in Dating
http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-mathematics-of-beauty/ OKCupid is a free online dating website. Because it is a popular site, they have access to lots of data about lots of people (there are 7 million active members). Everyone who makes a profile answers certain questions about themselves, to help the site better match them with someone else. Luckily for us, the […]
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