2003-06-28
... ? Political Patterns on the WWW (via ActionPixel)After a recent on-line discussion about politics and political books in America, I wondered, what do our book buying patterns reveal about us? In the diagram above, two books are linked if they were bought together at a major retailer on the web. I call these 'buddy books'. A link was drawn if either book of a pair listed the other as a buddy. The data made public by the retailer shows just the 'best buddies' -- the strongest ties. Other patterns may emerge with investigation of weaker ties. The data was gathered January 2003.
