Four communication experts and their moderator hotly debated the pros and cons of Internet communication. Susan Jacoby says the world wide web is a time-sucker taking place of more creative, intellectual activities like reading and conversation.
Andy Carvin and Josh Hatch say their wives have made friends and companions they would have never met otherwise through online "Mom" networks.
Is the Internet like how Jimmy Buffet describes it in his song, "Holiday:"
"You're caught up in the Internet.
You think it's such a great asset.
But you're wrong, wrong, wrong.
All that fiber-optic gear
Still cannot take away the fear like an island song..."
Or is our relationship with this tool more beneficial, like how the band, Bad Religion, sees it in their song, "I Love My Computer:"
"I love my computer.
You make me feel alright,
Every waking hour
and every lonely night.
I love my computer for all you give to me
Predictable errors and no identity.
And it's never been quite so easy
I've never been quite so happy..."
Read on and find out more...
(The panelists bios are at the bottom of the page.)
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