Re: UKNM: A request when you have a few spare minutes. Join an experiment

[Ben Thompson]

Robin


Actually everyone I spoke to before I started work on it (and it only took a

day) did not mention 6 degrees and the only reference I found of it was in

an old edition of Wired when Danny O'Brien told me the exact same thing

yesterday.


Considering that this included a large number of people on this list I can

only assume that 6 degrees is not that popular. Also having now had a look

at the 6 degrees site I can inform you that the aim of the Erdos is very

different.


To put it simply Erdos will be a UK based system, 6 degrees is american. The

other difference is money, 6 degrees has so far cost $500,000 ish Erdos $120

(one domain name and 1 months web space) and a day of my time.


yours,


Ben


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From: Robin <

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To:

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Date: 25 February 1998 15:14

Subject: RE: UKNM: A request when you have a few spare minutes. Join an

experiment



>Ben

>

>have you seen http://www.sixdegrees.com/ ?

>

>;p

>

>Robin

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>==========================================================

>Robin Grant, Producer, Brann Interactive

>100 Victoria, Bristol, UK, BS1 6HE - http://www.brann-interactive.com/

>phone: 0117 914 6260, fax: 0117 914 6125, mobile: 0973 638 390

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email: robinperfect [dot] co [dot] uk, icq: 362763, www: http://www.perfect.co.uk/

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From: Ben Thompson[SMTP:benhadida [dot] com]

>Sent: 24 February 1998 15:37

>To: Multiple recipients of uk-netmarketing

>Subject: UKNM: A request when you have a few spare minutes. Join an

experiment

>

>For those people who know me this message will not come as a surprise. For

>those of you who do not please take a minute to read this and to join in.

>

>We are currently working on an experimental system called Erdos.net. It is

>currently building up a network of connections for people online much like

>the game "Six degrees of Separation from Kevin Bacon". If you have ever

seen

>the game you'll know how this works.

>

>Although we are sure that the system has some great practical purpose,

>currently the only purpose we can think of is as a game. How close are you

>to Tony Blair, Bill Clinton, the Teletubbies, Rolf Harris, heat death? How

>many accountants, lawyers... do you actually know?

>

>All we need you to do is to submit some information about yourself along

>with the names (names and email addresses only) of people who fall inside

>your sphere of contact. These could be clients, suppliers, co-workers, or

>simply friends and aquaintances. Anyone, in short, who you could phone on

>first name terms.

>

>Our system collects this information, and discovers the network of

>relationships between all its members.

>

>Prizes will be awarded on some random basis.

>

>For full details about the system and to enter yourself and your contacts

>into it please come to http://www.erdos.net/

>

>yours,

>

>Ben Thompson

>

>PS Any complaints should be aimed at Mat Morrison. ;-) He said it

>was an interesting good idea.