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Decision making in social networks

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Max size of personal network
===Max size of personal network===
In twitter it seems that Dunbar's number is valid<ref>Gonçalves, B., Perra, N., & Vespignani, A. (2011). Modeling users’ activity on twitter networks: Validation of dunbar's number. PloS One, 6(8), e22656.</ref>
==Opinion Change==
Theory: Social influence networks and opinion change‏<ref>[http://www2.cs.siu.edu/~hexmoor/classes/CS539-F10/Friedkin.pdf Friedkin, N. E., & Johnsen, E. C. (1999). Social influence networks and opinion change. Advances in Group Processes, 16(1), 1–29.]</ref>.
 
Opinion will change accroding to the following dinamic:
*'''Cognitive personal weighing average:''' the influence of a decision on them.
*'''The social relation''' and connection to other actors and the delta of decision from the other actors.
*'''Determinism (groupthink):''' the relations to the others will yield [[groupthink]].
*'''Continuance:''' The changing of opinion will occur until the available option will play themselves up.
==References==