Amidst hoodlie-clad college students home for the holidays, I sat in Starbucks today working on an essay on community life and the Internet. It’s still too rough to share with you all, but I could use some input. Some questions for the readers:

How much time do you spend on the Internet?
Do you mostly read and respond to blogs or do you communicate in other areas of the Internet?
Do you belong to any local groups or organizations?
Do you spend more time talking with people in the community or more time on the Internet?
Do you use the Internet to find local activities?
Do you spend more time communicating with Internet friends or with friends from your community?
Have you made friends/partners via the Internet that you now see face to face?
What are the advantages to interacting with people on the Internet?
What are the advantages to interacting with people face to face?