Sunday, October 24, 2010

Thanks To Social Networks, Americans Feel More Connected to People

We can debate the issue of whether people are spending less time "face to face," and what that might mean. It is harder to argue about the subjectively perceived value. People do think they are more connected.

http://www.harrisinteractive.com/NewsRoom/HarrisPolls/tabid/447/ctl/ReadCustom%20Default/mid/1508/ArticleId/590/Default.aspx

1 comment:

Dan Young said...

Feel more connected? It's interesting isn't it.

We each exist as monolithic consciousness and social networking is a manifestation of our human desire to overcome this, in the same way that religion is our attempt to 'communicate with the weather'.

“billions of consciousnesses silt history full, and every one of them the center of the universe"
- John Updike

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