87. 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 determining a personal proximity and a professional proximity and overall proximity between actors.
87. 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 determining a personal proximity and a professional proximity and overall proximity between actors. 90. The method of claim 87 , further comprising: illustrating communications between two actors with a tone and proximity component.