Yes, we're linked in a social network. But in many cases the friendship is really just a vehicle that allows information to flow, and that flow is largely one-way.

是的，我们连接在一张社交网络上，但是在很多情况下，“友谊”仅仅只是信息流动的媒介，而且流动大多是单向的。

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Flow 3 describes the exchange of information between trading partners such as supplier and manufacturer through the EPCglobal network.

流程3描述如何通过EPCglobal网络在商业伙伴(比如供应商和生产商)之间交换信息。

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Amaral's team mapped out the flow of the soccer ball between players in the network as well as shooting information and analyzed the results.

Amaral的团队用图表勾勒出了在网络中的球员之间的足球轨迹，以及射门信息，并分析结果。

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We see early examples of this, from catching fraud in financial transactions, to debugging and improving the hiring process in HR: and almost everybody already pays attention to the massive flow of social network information concerning them.

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