Email response time is positively related to tie strength
Stefan Wuchty and Brian Uzzi at Northwestern have published a rigorous paper suggesting that besides volume and reciprocal exchange, response time can help identify different types of ties in one’s social networks. The Wall Street Journal coverage is here: E-Mail Separates Friends from Acquaintances. The Science Now coverage is here: E-mail Reveals Your Closest Friends. The original research paper is…read more →
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