Facebook Makes the World Smaller, Shrinks 6 Degrees of Separation to 4

Here’s an interesting article from Mashable:

A theory stemming from an experiment by social psychologist Stanley Milgram in the 1960s claims every living person is connected to any other through only six friends. According to a recent study, Facebook reduces the six degrees of separation to only four, meaning the world’s largest social network makes the world even smaller (figuratively).

Read more here.

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