An indirect network acquisition system based on Weibo user data
Zhizhuang Li, Yuhao Zhang, Xueying Li, Chunlan Zhu · 2022
The theory of the six degrees of separation states that there are no more than six people between someone and any stranger, meaning that someone can meet any stranger through no more than six intermediaries. As one of the most popular social media applications in China, Weibo and its user data can be employed as the testing tool for the practical significance the theory holds. In this paper, an indirect network acquisition system containing two subsystems: Weibo user data acquisition system and user relationship analysis system has been established by Web crawler, and the system’s availability and effectiveness have been tested by system service test, which shows the possibility of the Indirect network acquisition system.