Friend of a Friend
July 18, 2003
Would it be possible to create a family tree consisting of friends rather than relatives? What would it look like? The growing ranks of people registered on social networking websites like Friendster.com are getting a glimpse. Friendster maps out the connections within groups of friends, and in doing so provides a graphic representation of the highly inscrutable social movements of homo sapiens. Jad Abumrad reports.
