39. A method to enable improved analysis and use of sociological data, the method comprising: identifying causal relationships between a plurality of documents; identifying a plurality of characteristics of a communication, including a modality used, actors involved, and proximate events of relevance; enabling a user to query based on all of the characteristics available; and overlaying an organization chart over a communications graph displaying communication between actors, to enable a user to see unusual communications patterns.
39. A method to enable improved analysis and use of sociological data, the method comprising: identifying causal relationships between a plurality of documents; identifying a plurality of characteristics of a communication, including a modality used, actors involved, and proximate events of relevance; enabling a user to query based on all of the characteristics available; and overlaying an organization chart over a communications graph displaying communication between actors, to enable a user to see unusual communications patterns. 44. The method of claim 39 , further comprising: generating a graph of a spread of knowledge regarding an issue through actors in an organization, based on utilization of identifiers for the issue.