Six appeal

Doesn’t this have something to do with Kevin Bacon? Maybe not. A new study by the boys and gals at Microsoft that took at look at over 30 billion instant messages sent in one month during 2006 seems to back up the theory that it takes only six steps to link everyone.

The study found that on average any two people can be linked by seven or less friends. The six theory had been dismissed in recent years as nothing more than an urban myth, but this new research gives it fresh life – could it be so?

MyTake: Ever heard the saying it’s not what you know, it’s who you know? Well, that could be more relevant than you think. The world is increasingly becoming a more connected place with more and more of us jumping online and talking to each other. With such a huge “lab” in which to test the theory, I think the guys at Microsoft might just be on the money with this one.