In the tiny world experiment, everyone in the globe could contact anyone else in 5.2 seconds (thus 6-degree of separation). This observation stretches all the way back to the 1950s. That is where the...

Extracted text: In the tiny world experiment, everyone in the globe could contact anyone else in 5.2 seconds (thus 6-degree of separation). This observation stretches all the way back to the 1950s. That is where the Internet may be of use. Assume that everyone on the globe doubles their buddy list through the Internet and online social networking sites (2x). Calculate the new degree of separation. Describe your educated guess.