Time as a limited resource: Communication strategy in mobile phone networks

Social Networks

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 89-95

  Miritello, Giovanna ^a,b   Moro, Esteban ^b,c   Lara, Rubén ^a   Martínez López, Rocío ^a   Belchamber, John ^a   Roberts, Sam G B ^d   Dunbar, Robin I M ^e  

^a TELEFONICA RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Constraints on networks; Disparity; Personal networks; Social networks; Tie strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875584037     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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