“A US study of instant messaging suggests the theory that it takes only six steps to link everyone may be right - though seven seems more accurate.
Microsoft researchers studied the addresses of 30bn instant messages sent during a single month in 2006. Any two people on average are linked by seven or fewer acquaintances, they say.”
So, it takes only 6 steps for me to be introduced to Russel Crowe? There is hope after all!!
:)
The full article is here.