Re: Aparantly somebody at HP has stolen Anders' idea

From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Thu Mar 20 2003 - 12:35:44 MST

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    On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 10:55:59AM -0500, Bret Kulakovich wrote:
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    > Not to mention that Lotus was doing this almost ten years ago with
    > their Knowledge Management software...

    They are stealing my ideas backwards in time! :-)

    Seriously, I'm surprised this isn't more common. Sociograms are so
    obvious, and mailing lists are so processable.

    But I know the current version of the graph looks awful (changes in
    archiving has produced unbalanced forces and node sizes). I'll fix
    it when I get the time. Maybe I should also look at implementing
    the algorithm of Tyler et al.

    > >This reminds a lot of the graphs that Anders Sandberg produced from
    > >the mailing list some months back:
    > >
    > >E-mail reveals real leaders
    > >===========================
    > >
    > >http://www.nature.com/nsu/030317/030317-5.html
    > >
    > >Want to know how your organization really works - who speaks to
    > >whom, who holds the power? Then study the flow of internal e-mail,
    > >say scientists at global technology firm Hewlett-Packard.
    > >
    > >The researchers have developed a way to use e-mail exchanges to
    > >build a map of the structure of an organization. The map shows the
    > >teams in which people actually work, as opposed to those they are
    > >assigned to.
    > >
    > >The technique can also reveal who is at the heart of each sub-group.
    > >These people often correspond with company-designated leaders such
    > >as project managers. But unofficial de facto leaders can also
    > >emerge. The approach might even help to pinpoint the heads of
    > >criminal or terrorist networks.
    > >
    > >--
    > >
    > >hilsen/regards Max M Rasmussen, Denmark
    > >
    > >http://www.futureport.dk/
    > >Fremtiden, videnskab, skeptiscisme og transhumanisme
    > 

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