6 Degrees of Separation in Blogland

While I was searching Retro Girl’s blog the other day I saw a link that looked familiar so I clicked on it. Sure enough, it was someone that used to comment on an ex-boyfriend's blog. I clicked 2 more links and was suddenly at said ex’s blog. It reminded me of the 6 degrees of separation game. For those unfamiliar with American culture, Kevin Bacon is an actor who has appeared in dozens of movies. The game is that you can pick any random actor and by associating people they’ve worked with you will make your way back to Kevin Bacon…supposedly within 6 steps, hence the title.

Realizing that I’d made a connection to myself so quickly…3 clicks. I wondered if you could apply the 6 degrees game to the world of blogs. I clicked on a random blog from someone’s blogroll, Overworked & Underf**ked, [great site by the way, careful opening at work]. On her blogroll, I clicked Lightning Bug’s Butt because he sometimes comments on PQ’s blog. And then, the gold mine. Bug’s Butt had Memphis Steve on his blogroll. Memphis Steve has The Peanut Queen on his blogroll and the PQ has little ol’ me on her blogroll. I had managed to stroll through the blogland and make my way back to myself in a few easy steps.

I thought it must have been a fluke, so I tried it again using Dead Guy, the Cartoon because it was a blog I stumbled upon with, I thought, no connection back to me. Within 2 clicks I was back to Denny's blog who has me linked.

Maybe the big world-o-blogs isn't as big as I think. Maybe people of like-minded thought congregate together. Maybe, given enough time, we would eventually all link each other. Or maybe I'm the Kevin Bacon of the blogosphere. Ummm, I'm not sure if I like that thought or not.