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30 January 2006
I'm happy to announce the release of a report that I wrote with Barry Wellman and the Pew Internet & American Life Project titled, "The Strength of Internet Ties.�
Disputing concerns that heavy use of the internet might diminish people’s social relations, the report shows that the internet fits seamlessly with Americans’ in-person and phone encounters. With the help of the internet, people are able to maintain active contact with sizable social networks, even though many of the people in those networks do not live close to them.
The report highlights how email supplements, rather than replaces, the communication people have with others in their network.
The report "The Strength of Internet Ties" is available as PDF.
A BBC news story about the report is available online at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4644666.stm
Posted by Jeff Boase at January 30, 2006 12:46 PM