More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6158935.stmQuote:
Virtual communities are as important as their real-world counterparts, many members of online communities believe.
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More: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6158935.stmQuote:
Virtual communities are as important as their real-world counterparts, many members of online communities believe.
I think I actually met that one that is only six tenths of a person..... :eek: :D ;)Quote:
However, the report also discovered virtual friendship is not confined to the PC - those surveyed had met an average of 1.6 of the friends they had made online in person.
The numbers don't surprise me at all....and I commend the BBC reporter for not doing what most American reporters would do...add on some dire warning about how dangerous it is for people to spend time on the net. :rolleyes:
Maybe it was a tennager or a kid or a Jockey ?Quote:
Originally Posted by maxximilian
Of course because they were smaller than you expected they were ony three fifths. ;)
You may be right about the Jockey.....
I did see a whole lot of horse manure......... :D
I would be curious as to what constitutes a "community" in that study. They mention MySpace...which is very different from a place like this. Yet I consider VDR a community.....
Seems I'm spending that much time on-line everyday lately. :)Quote:
More than three-quarters of Americans are net users, spending an average of 8.9 hours online a week
Yep... some online communities seem to grow and flourish... others seem to stay in a holding pattern and run smoothly and others spiral downward into a big festering boil of nasty, vicious, manipulative people... I've seen em all :D
I have met quite a few people in person that I have developed relationships online with ... never had a bad experience. But, then again I use the brain God gave me .. the same as I would when conversing and going off with someone in real time.
Aint that the truth.....LMAO :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Crimson Blonde
Oh yeah :D