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AIM Meets Social Network Theory

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the diagram-fever dept.

dan moore writes "A student at Caltech has created a website (BuddyZoo.com) that tracks cliques within groups of peoples' buddylists. It also measures buddy popularity and allows you to do a six-degrees type search for other screen names. An interesting approach to social network theory."

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  1. Useful? by Connectmc · · Score: 2, Funny

    So if you use this, you'll know the sub-groups in your friends' list? You mean...otherwise you wouldnt have?

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  2. Conspiracy theory ... by Zemran · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is this a plot by AOL to get people to use their service rather than another? I do have an AIM screenname from 6 years ago but I cannot be bothered to load AIM up to find out if it is still working just to try this out and see what it does...

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  3. great... by tankdilla · · Score: 5, Funny

    now you can find out with all certainty if you are the lamest and most unpopular person on the Internet.

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    -Look lively. LOOK LIVELY!!! --Mr. Shmallow

    1. Re:great... by Uart · · Score: 2, Funny

      >Sure, but my short list of buddies are people that I >actually know. So all the girls on my list are real girls.

      now where's the element of surprise in that?

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      Opinionated Law Student Strikes Again!
  4. Your popularity by cybermint · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Your popularity score: 0."
    Yet somehow the IM spammers find me...

  5. Hmm.. 8,324 screennames on the site... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...and they've all been just linked by slashdot.

    Does anyone else get the feeling these 8000 people who gave their screenames to the site are about to get a lot of very exciting offers for penis enlargement and Hot17F Hi! My name is cindy :) Come and look at my webcam.. I like to have fun.. Just for you.. http://blog.example.com/ba342434/tubgirlcam/

  6. Re:I know what's going on by djupedal · · Score: 4, Funny

    Like this approach breaks ground.

    We used to set up a card table in the hallway, outside the registrar's office. We'd hang out a little sign that said 'Coed Registration', and sit back and rake in names and phone numbers.

    Today this would be called stalking, I'm sure. Those were the days...

  7. wow by teamhasnoi · · Score: 4, Funny
    I caught this article when it was posted - 6000 some names were in the list.

    It's up to 15000+ and growing.

    You dirty lying /.ers - YOU ALL ARE RUNNING AOL!

    I have to wash my hands. I might get AOL, or Windows disease from you...

  8. Networking for a job by snilloc · · Score: 2, Funny
    If somebody can convince me that this will contribute to me getting a job, I'm all over this.

    (The sick thing is that I'm only half-kidding.)

  9. Re:I made the site by SkyIce · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm using our dorm internet connection, running it on my 1ghz personal computer :-/ Not sure about how admins are going to like this tomorrow...

  10. Privacy law #15 according to /.ers by gregoryl · · Score: 2, Funny

    All databases of user information gathered by logging user mouse clicks whilst on-line are evil ... except for the purpose of tracking 'six degrees of seperation'.

  11. Re:I made the site by Landaras · · Score: 3, Funny

    If the university complains about the bandwidth usage, just reply that you shouldn't be messed with.

    After all, you now know people...

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  12. Infidel. by JKConsult · · Score: 2, Funny
    All in all, excellent post. It should be moderated up.

    Don't you know you're supposed to humiliate and denigrate your opponent? Sheesh. You never would have made it in the cut-throat world of high school CX debate. :)