fluctuation thereafter. However, it is important to note that,
thus far, the Currensee network shows disassortative mixing,
as indicated by the negative assortativity coefficient. This is
more reminiscent of technological and biological networks,
which exhibit disassortative mixing, unlike the assortative
mixing seen in most traditional social networks [15]. An
important consequence is that this social network would be
easily disconnected by the removal of just a few highly
connected nodes from the network.
with new users. It is too early to tell whether the average
degree will converge or keep decreasing as the network keeps
growing. If the average does converge, it will be consitent with
that observed in some other social networks, such as Facebook
[6].