Incentivizing information propagation in a social network

摘要

Method for incentivizing information propagation in a social network (2) comprising a plurality of nodes (4) among which a receiving node (k) is able to receive information from a source node (s), said information being propagated from the source node (s) to the receiving node (k) through a path (6) of the network (2), said path (6) comprising at least one edge of the network (2) directly linking a first relaying node (i) and a second relaying node (j), wherein the method comprises a step of rewarding to the second relaying node (j) a score each time that the receiving node (k) receives a useful content from the source node (s) through said path (6), characterized in that the first relaying node (i) is able to receive information from the second relaying node (j) at a given rate, and in that the method further comprises a step of periodically updating said rate as a function of a sum of the scores rewarded to the second relaying node (j).