There is a very famous law called Six Degrees of Separation. It proves that world indeed is a small place now. It says that ” …anyone on earth can be connected to any other person on the planet through a chain of acquaintances that has no more than five intermediaries…”
Apart from being a small world, it is a very well connected world too. For example, this is a part of conversation with a very dear friend after I installed a lan talk software on her insistence…
MB: hello!!!
ME: hiMB: i am so happy i can now contact u at 2 messengers!!
ME: if you want to be more happy, you can add me on google talk, skpye, msn, trillian, rediff bol and indiatimes messenger … that would make you 6 times happy and not to forget SMS !
It is indeed a small and a connected world !