karl
February 18th, 2013, 01:51 PM
Researchers reveal how EVERYTHING on the web is connected by just 19 clicks!
Hungarian physicist claims that because of huge 'superhubs' like Google and Facebook, web pages are more connected to each other than expected
Warns that this effect could be used to attack the web - with attacks of the 'superconnecters' being the achilles heel of the online world
At first glance, the web may appear to be an almost random mass of information.
However, researchers say that in fact,there is a 'Kevin Bacon' effect - meaning any web page is connected to any other by just 19 clicks.
The statistic echoes the famous 'Six degrees of Kevin Bacon' game, which claims anyone on Earth can be linked to the actor through just six people.
Full story here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2280616/Six-Degrees-Kevin-Bacon-online-The-amazing-image-reveals-EVERYTHING-web-connected-just-19-clicks.html#ixzz2LHJ9uw00
Hungarian physicist claims that because of huge 'superhubs' like Google and Facebook, web pages are more connected to each other than expected
Warns that this effect could be used to attack the web - with attacks of the 'superconnecters' being the achilles heel of the online world
At first glance, the web may appear to be an almost random mass of information.
However, researchers say that in fact,there is a 'Kevin Bacon' effect - meaning any web page is connected to any other by just 19 clicks.
The statistic echoes the famous 'Six degrees of Kevin Bacon' game, which claims anyone on Earth can be linked to the actor through just six people.
Full story here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2280616/Six-Degrees-Kevin-Bacon-online-The-amazing-image-reveals-EVERYTHING-web-connected-just-19-clicks.html#ixzz2LHJ9uw00