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Terminology and Icons
 HuskyConnect network includes friends, F-of-F and
F-of-F-of-F View total number of HuskyConnect members
What does "my network" mean?
This measures how many people are in your complete network and counts friends, friends-of-friends and friends-of-friends-of-friends.
What is a HuskyConnect "member?"
A HuskyConnect "member" is someone who has logged in to HuskyConnect at least once and set up his or her account. You can see the latest number of HuskyConnect members by clicking on the "more members" link in the "New Members" box on your home page.
What does it mean to be a "friend" in HuskyConnect?
"Friend" means you have approved a connection or been approved to be connected with another individual UW degree holder or member of the UW Alumni Association. The connection allows each of you to decide to share information or communication that you do not make available to others in HuskyConnect.
"Friend" does not carry the same implications it has in the world outside HuskyConnect. It doesn't imply anything beyond a degree of information sharing and communication.
What are the waving people icons that appear next to a person's name?
These indicate how directly you are connected to someone in HuskyConnect. One waving person means the person is your friend. Two waving people means the person is a friend-of-a-friend, and three waving people means the person's a friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friend.
For an interesting discussion of the six-degrees-of-separation phenomenon, which posits the maximum number of "hops" you have to make to see how you are connected to anyone else in the world, see a Wikipedia article on the subject.
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