tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054198.post116492761631331548..comments2023-11-05T03:43:25.425-05:00Comments on It's all good: virtual palsAlicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14200513597599114189noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054198.post-1165514161358626512006-12-07T12:56:00.000-05:002006-12-07T12:56:00.000-05:00"A survey found 43% of online networkers from the ..."A survey found 43% of online networkers from the US felt "as strongly" about their web community as they did about their real-world friends."<BR/><BR/>I don't see why not. After all, there are real people behind the nicks in chatrooms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054198.post-1165260047556621012006-12-04T14:20:00.000-05:002006-12-04T14:20:00.000-05:00This isn't a bad phenomenon as long as people are ...This isn't a bad phenomenon as long as people are careful about actually MEETING net friends in person.<BR/><BR/>Net friends are actually more wallet-friendly than "real" friends, if you ask me. Instead of paying to go out for coffee with a "real" friend, I could make my own coffee for a few cents, sit in front of the computer, and have just as scintillating a conversation with a net friend. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054198.post-1165007276852957742006-12-01T16:07:00.000-05:002006-12-01T16:07:00.000-05:00"Virtual pals." Or as I call them, eLationships."Virtual pals." Or as I call them, eLationships.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com