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Slideshow: Science Puts Enron E-Mail to Use

Researchers in fields as diverse as spam fighting and information flow find gold in the unfiltered mass of Enron e-mail made public by regulators. Who says nothing good comes from giant corporate scandals? By Ryan Singel.
This screenshot shows oneway communication between John Shelk Enron's Washington lobbyist and Tim Belden later described...
This screenshot shows one-way communication between John Shelk, Enron's Washington lobbyist, and Tim Belden, later described as the mastermind behind the California energy crisis. It's an anomaly. Belden was charged and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in California.Image: Courtesy of Jeffrey Heer

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A closer look at the e-mail-linked communities.

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This is the legend for interpreting the nature of relationships. Green is political influence/contributions, yellow is internal project strategy and orange is regulations and regulators.

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This set of communities was discovered by classifying the contents of e-mails and seeing who sent messages to whom.

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