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By Paul Gil, About.com Guide to Internet for Beginners since 2004

Shallow Friendships: the Modern Internet Experience?

Thursday May 8, 2008
If you are a participant in Facebook or MySpace, you may have 200+ friends in your database, but you will still only have 4 or 5 close friends in the end. At least, that is according to a recent psychology study at Sheffield Hallam University. The study shows that the internet makes it very easy to make friendly acquaintances around the world, but to really form a lasting bond, that takes time and effort in person. Read more about this psychology study here...   (photo by Chris Jackson / Getty Images)

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