.@zeynep @barrywellman @nytimesworld I disagree. Facebook "friends" are not real friends. We are still at 6 degrees. Not 3.
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@NAChristakis@barrywellman Few people friend complete strangers. Friends+weak ties. They're friends enough in Milgram's experiment sense.2 replies 1 retweet 4 likes -
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@zeynep@barrywellman of so (and I'm not sure) then Facebook has just changed measurement, not reality.#still6degrees2 replies 1 retweet 1 like -
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@NAChristakis@barrywellman Did anyone recently find 6? Big problem with FB study is the population. FB people are online, more connected.3 replies 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @zeynep
@zeynep@NAChristakis@barrywellman FB population is not the problem. They're just counting different things.1 reply 2 retweets 2 likes -
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@duncanjwatts@NAChristakis@barrywellman Have not read their full paper (not sure if it is out). I buy that "6" can and will change.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@duncanjwatts@NAChristakis@barrywellman Don't see why 1953 USA is an immutable expression of global network structure or evolution.1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
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@zeynep@NAChristakis@barrywellman Did anyone make that argument?2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@duncanjwatts@NAChristakis@barrywellman See thread. The argument has been this no is stable, FB doesn't alter "reality". Don't see why.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Nicholas A. Christakis
@duncanjwatts@NAChristakis@barrywellman Also not at all sure why this. https://twitter.com/nachristakis/status/695481526516084736 … Literature does not say this at all.zeynep tufekci added,
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@duncanjwatts @NAChristakis @barrywellman People don't FB friend total strangers much. It's not Twitter.
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