Does Technology Reduce Social Isolation?

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/does-technology-reduce-social-isolation/

By Stefanie Olsen
Americans are more isolated than ever, but don't blame the technology, says a new Pew study. It suggests that the Internet and cellphones actually expand our social networks

Cool study by the Pew Research Center on our social networks, physical and digital.

Did you know 4.0

I'm sure you all have seen the "Did you Know?" YouTube videos the last few years, well the newest one posted yesterday and it's viral.




My question is: How do we as digital media producers and users keep up with the exponential growth of these emerging technologies? Or is that the point, that things are just going to rapidly change and we have to be aware of what is happening to take advantage of what we can where we can?



Here's the other two: