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Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community
People still say that online communities are cold and impersonal places to learn. My response has always been to point tothe many deep relationships that develop online. Now a study backs up my point. "Despite the public perception that cyberspace is a shallow and sometimes hostile environment, lovers who meet through Internet chat rooms may actually end up forming strong relationships, a researcher reported Friday at the British Psychological Society meeting in Blackpool." So there. (I'm in a particularly chirpy mood today...)

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