Facebook friends visualized →
I have quite a few friends on Facebook: 690 to be more exact. I use Facebook since 2005 when I was in college so, I was really curious to “see” how my network developed since then.
What you see in the left side of the image above is a visual representation of my friends (points) and the connections (lines) between them.
The core of my network (the red, circle-like shape) is made up of people that I met while doing my university studies. Most of them know each other, that’s why the points are so tightly connected. At the outskirts of the network there are people that I met after graduation. Because I met them in many different contexts (while working, travelling, having fun, etc), these people are not as tightly connected as my college friends.
The shape of the network reminded me about solar flares (large explosions in the Sun’s atmosphere) so I decided to do a little collage to visualize the similarity.
Well, I love my Facebook friends! I say “Thank you!” to all of you for sharing informative, inspiring and sometimes funny posts.
