Online socialising…

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...an article I got from Walter without any reference to the author.

Two facts the article mentioned I found particular interesting:

  • News Corp. was paying a huge amount for facebook
  • Seok Kang found out, that online chat has a negative effect on social psychological well-being [1] - "online interaction with a lack of non-verbal cues leads to offline loneliness and depression".

[1] Seok Kang. Disembodiment in online social interaction: "Impact of online chat on social support and psychosocial well-being". Cyberpsychology & behavior, 10(3), 2007