[IP] Instant-Messagers Really Are About Six Degrees from Kevin Bacon

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

 Instant-Messagers Really Are About Six Degrees from Kevin Bacon

 By Peter Whoriskey

 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.

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