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The data between people.The hidden networks that shape how we connect.
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The metadata between people — interactions, introductions, and shared history.
Relationship topology
The structure beneath social graphs — how networks of trust and influence form.
Interaction patterns
What the rhythms of communication reveal about relationship strength and trajectory.
Network dynamics
How introductions propagate, communities emerge, and connections decay over time.
Edge metadata
The richest signals live on the edges, not the nodes. What the data between people tells us.
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