Instant-Messagers Really Are About Six Degrees from Kevin Bacon; Big Microsoft Study Supports Small World Theory
The Washington Post - Washington, D.C. | , pp. A.1
Turns out, it is a small world.
The “small world theory,” embodied in the old saw that there are just “six degrees of separation” between any two strangers on Earth, has been largely corroborated by a massive study of electronic communication.