Brave New World of Digital Intimacy

Social scientists have a name for this sort of incessant online contact. They call it "ambient awareness." It is, they say, very much like being physically near someone and picking up on his mood through the little things he does -- body language, sighs, stray comments -- out of the corner of your eye. Facebook is no longer alone in offering this sort of interaction online. In the last year, there has been a boom in tools for "microblogging": posting ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Pam Rasmussen - Sep 8, 2008 - 7:17 PM PDT
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by Pam Rasmussen - Oct. 1, 2008

This is one of the best stories I've seen that explains just why social media applications like Facebook and Twitter are growing so rapidly. It's a great piece to show older friends or relatives who just don't "get it."

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