Instant Messaging as a Scale-Free Network
arXiv:cond-mat/0206378
Abstract
The topology of an instant messaging system is described. Statistical measures of the network are given and compared with the statistics of a comparable random graph. The scale-free character of the network is examined and implications are given for the structure of social networks and instant messenger security.
5 pages, 4 figures
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