Interesting article discussing where socialization, friendship and companionship are headed if the growth of social computing continues. Will people choose faceless interaction over the internet as their primary source of socializing? Is the expansion of sites like myspace.com forcing us to communicate less? I think sites like myspace.com and facebook.com do have their place in meeting new people, getting information and networking...but, they shouldn't take the place of face-to-face communication or socializing with friends. With text messaging, the internet, etc., we are moving towards a way of communicating that lacks interaction...you can literally now talk to people without "talking" to them. It might take extra effort to pick up the phone instead of send an email, but it's well worth it...
http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/10/09/facing.the.faceless.ap/index.html
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