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Six degrees of separation is the idea that all people are six or fewer social connections away from each other. As a result, a chain of "friend of a friend" statements can be made to connect any two people in a maximum of six steps. It is also known as the six handshakes rule.
SixDegrees.com was a social network service web site that initially lasted from 1998 [1] to 2000 [2] [3] and was based on the Web of Contacts model of social networking. It was named after the concept of six degrees of separation [4] and allowed users to list friends, family members and acquaintances whether registered on the site or not.
Aug 27, 2015 · Most of us are familiar with the concept of six degrees of separation - the idea is that anyone in the planet can be connected to anyone else in just six steps. So through just five other people, you're effectively connected to the Queen of England, Tom Cruise, or even a Mongolian sheep herder.
Learn how the term "six degrees of separation" came from a social experiment by Stanley Milgrim and how mathematicians explained it with network theory. Find out how the concept is used in pop culture and social media.
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Mar 14, 2018 · By the late 1990s, the idea of six degrees of separation had permeated the culture, and it found its way back into the world of science. “I was on the phone with my dad one night,” said Duncan Watts, a mathematician and network theorist and author of Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age.
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Aug 20, 2023 · How do random people in a social network get connected through short paths? Researchers from Israel and other countries show that it is due to the cost-benefit game of social ties. They prove that the magic number of six degrees is a universal phenomenon in various networks and contexts.
Dec 12, 2012 · The idea that anyone on the planet is connected to any other person through a chain of acquaintances with no more than five links (six degrees) has been referred to as "six degrees of...
