I think the Internet and social networking should be studied a little more and perhaps from a more prosaic point of view.
I have some of the best conversations in my life face to face with people. Not so much with social networking. Social networking does have a use but as far as a huge trillion dollar value, I don't think so. People were social long before the Internet and will be long after the unsustainable infrastructure has been left to rot.
The Internet may provide a convenient way to socialize but just like everything else the Internet has ever touched, it has corrupted it. The Internet is an abyss where everyone in it rushes to the bottom. Can I find out what "so and so " is feeling right now on Twitter? Sure, but who really cares?
I post to ZDnet, does anyone care? Does it really change anything in my life?
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