AIM Meets Social Network Theory

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."

Comments

great...

[tankdilla]

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

Re:I know what's going on

[djupedal]

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...

wow

[teamhasnoi]

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...

Re:I made the site

[SkyIce]

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...

Re:I made the site

[Landaras]

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

After all, you now know people...