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Samer Faraj Desautels Faculty of Management / ROLE OF SOCIAL MECHANISMS AND PREFERENTIAL ATTACHMENT Steven L. Johnson Fox School of Business / Temple University / Philadelphia / McGill University / Montreal / /
blended model of network formation / Butler / first author / Economics Niche proliferation Economics Random walk General Combination theory General / Descriptive Model of Online Community Threaded Discussion Board / second author / Model / agent-based model of network creation / General Interactive breakage theory General / / /
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heat transfer / flow control / Discussion Board / simulation / /
RESEARCH NOTE EMERGENCE OF POWER LAWS IN ONLINE COMMUNITIES: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MECHANISMS AND PREFERENTIAL ATTACHMENT Steven L. Johnson