“From social networking, to civic participation, to community support during emergencies, to providing on-the-ground information in disaster areas, the professors say that the rapid development and widespread use of online technologies - for communicating and networking, for contributing and distributing content, and for storing, sharing and retrieving files - are creating ties that bind for offline communities.”

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Online interactions have positive effects for real-life communities

I couldn’t agree more. It helps facilitate and grow relationships when physical presence can’t happen.

shared by my friend Lettie at the PCNRC