mediashift reporting:
A Pew Internet and American Life Project report recently found that Facebook users have more close relationships and receive more support than others. They're also more likely to revive dormant relationships and use social networking to keep up with close social ties.
When online friends become real-life friends
One example of online translating into real-life interaction in a big way happened on Social Media Day, sponsored by Mashable on June 30. On that day, thousands of people attended more than 1,400 in-person meet-ups to celebrate the power of online connections. In Atlanta, attendance swelled well above the expected 413 RSVPs. The event included a contest in which the finalists in a drawing for an iPad learned on the spur of the moment they had to compete in an unexpected dance-off:
http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2011/07/how-social-media-friends-translate-into-real-life-friendships194.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+pbs%2Fmediashift-blog+%28mediashift-blog%29
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