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Does Instant Messaging Really Keep Us in Touch?

I have a lot of friends. I am 28 years old, have lived in many different cities and have met many different people along the way. Some have impacted my life in a positive way, some haven't but all in all they are still friends. I try to keep up with what is going on in their lives, but in this fast paced world, sometimes that isn't so easy. I sign in to MSN Messenger and thirty seconds later I have 30 "what's up"s to deal with. In an attempt to keep my sanity, I respond with the generic "nothin u?" to most and that in most likelihood, regardless if they respond or not, is all I ever write. That's the end of the conversation.

Canada's Best and Worst Newspaper Websites

While old media is still the leading source of information for most people in the world. While a lot can be said for blogging (citizen journalism), photo-sharing (citizen photo-journalism), video-sharing (citizen broadcasting) and the lot, newspapers, radio and television news are still dominant. How are Canada's newspapers taking to the internet? Some better than others.

Blogging vs. Mainstream Media

Once upon a time there was the press. And only those who could afford the printing or broadcasting costs could ever hope to play the game. Then came the internet, a world within our own, where the old adage that nothing is free no longer applies. Anyone with even the slowest computer and a dial-up connection can now become a member of the media.