Chapter 2 "The Tipping Point"

In chapter two Gladwell is trying to get at how connectors, mavens, and salesman play a role in how ideas travel. I feel that the most interesting part that he talked on was the connectors particularly on Roger Horchow. Rodger was someone who had scored really high on the 250 name test, which proved that he knew a lot of people. Gladwell stated, "Roger Horchow has an instinctive and natural gift for making social connections." However, what was even more interesting was that he stated that people like Rodger don't really fully know all the people, but are rather just acquaintances. Gladwell says the reason of just keeping people as acquaintances is so that their is no obligation there (pg 45). This is probably the reason why people like Rodger make such good connectors; meaning they know just enough about people. Overall Gladwell used surveys such as the 250 name test and one on one interviews to gather his information. This is what I found most important and interesting in chapter two of "The Tipping Point".