Internet as Social Glue

Via a colleague. Internet as Social Glue, BBC reporting on Pew Research. Certainly seems to be the case by my observation. I have consulted with a small business startup in recent months, and the net is indispensable. Recall the web is only 12 years old!

" ... The internet has played an important role in the life decisions of 60 million Americans, research shows. Whether it be career advice, helping people through an illness or finding a new house, 45% of Americans turn to the web for help, a survey by US-based Pew Internet think-tank has found..."

21 million Americans use it to get additional career training Helps, 17 million when dealing with major illness , 17 million use it for choosing a school for a child 16 million use it to buy a car, 16 million use it for a major financial decision, 10 million use it for finding new place to live, 8 million use it when changing job, 7 million use it to cope with family illness Source: Pew Internet and American Life Project