Pew Research on Online Social Networks

I came across this article the other day that is an interesting study of personal networks and computer use. Here’s an interesting come back for anyone receiving flack for spending to much time on Facebook/Twitter and not enough in the real world…

This Pew Internet Personal Networks and Community survey finds that Americans are not as isolated as has been previously reported. People’s use of the mobile phone and the internet is associated with larger and more diverse discussion networks. And, when we examine people’s full personal network – their strong and weak ties – internet use in general and use of social networking services such as Facebook in particular are associated with more diverse social networks.

Social Isolation and New Technology