Computer scientists have developed an algorithm that uses the structure of a social network to find the best strategy for friending people you don’t know

Using smart mathematical methods & tools to connect people sounds fun as well as intriguing. Becoming friends/followers on social networks is part of a process that involve lots of issues including critical concepts like privacy, confidentiality, trustability, curiosity, emotions, expectations (short term / long term benefits). We’ll see how these kind of theories might find form as a tool that would help in yielding better personal & professional connections.

You can take a look at the short news published at MIT Technology Review to get more insights about the research: The Algorithm That Helps You Friend People You Don’t Know | MIT Technology Review.

And here is the submission page related with this research paper : Maximizing Acceptance Probability for Active Friending in On-Line Social Networks