06-25-2006, 10:52 AM
Quote:Increased use of the Internet, along with the number of hours people are spending at work, are factors contributing to a drastic decline in the number of close friends that Americans have.
The number of people who say they have no one to talk to about important matters has more than doubled...
New technology links people over greater distances, but cuts into face-to-face meeting time, the researchers said...
full article: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/06...iends.html