The Love Connection??

      Through out this course we have seen how individuals repeatedly are forming relationships online. Whether it be friendships through social networks and online gameing our exclusive relationtionships with websites such as eharmony. It is just another example of how society as a whole has changed and its relationship with technology has strengthed.
     Many times one meets the important people in their lives in places they go constantly. School, work, the gym. The more that people interact in these places the greater the likelihood that people will find a connection, something in common that they can all share. Now as people spend more time online the chances of finding a connection with someone online also increases. For example on online games, people primary reason for playing isnt for meeting new people and trying to make a connection. Their main purpose was to play the game. As people spend more and more time playing the game, they make connections with the people online that are playing the games with them. Establishing legitamite friendships although the two people have never met.
     This is also similar when people join the social networks. Often these are youed to stay connected with friends that you are not able to stay connected with on a regular basis. What social neworks offer is that different people can meet that perhaps may never have. With options such as friends of friends and being able to see what you have in common with a person technology has made it easier to make a connection with a person before you even begin to speak to them. What this does to how build and create their relationships only time can tell.