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bemisnorris
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 Posted: 09 Aug 2003 05:26 PM Post subject: Small World Project |
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| netscape.com wrote: | | The Associated Press reports that researchers at Columbia University set up a "Small World" experiment in which volunteers tried to get an e-mail message to a stranger somewhere else in the world. They were only given the person's name, location, profession, and educational background. The first e-mail was sent to someone the volunteer knew who was as close to the target as possible. That person was urged to send a message to a contact he or she knew. And so on. While many of the e-mail message chains died from lack of interest, the ones that worked took on average six e-mail messages to reach their destination. |
http://channels.netscape.com/new/html/live/scoop/nn/12.html
This sounds interesting to me. Click here if you'd like to take part in the experiment. |
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revramrod
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Joined: 09 Oct 2002
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Location: Calecia.com
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| Posted: 10 Aug 2003 10:06 PM Post subject: Re: Small World Project |
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| bemisnorris wrote: | | netscape.com wrote: | | The Associated Press reports that researchers at Columbia University set up a "Small World" experiment in which volunteers tried to get an e-mail message to a stranger somewhere else in the world. They were only given the person's name, location, profession, and educational background. The first e-mail was sent to someone the volunteer knew who was as close to the target as possible. That person was urged to send a message to a contact he or she knew. And so on. While many of the e-mail message chains died from lack of interest, the ones that worked took on average six e-mail messages to reach their destination. |
http://channels.netscape.com/new/html/live/scoop/nn/12.html
This sounds interesting to me. Click here if you'd like to take part in the experiment. |
Spam. |
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Mr.Tasty
Nervous Breakdown
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Location: EAST Calexico
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| Posted: 12 Aug 2003 04:45 PM Post subject: Re: Small World Project |
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"Porta"-rican Christmas ham.
Oops! wrong place. |
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