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A vision for the future

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Name: Mark Drinkwater

From: Massachusetts

Bio: Internet User, Bioinformatics Grad, Science Nerd

Area of Expertise: Research Scientist/Illuminator

Topic: Community/Culture

Headline: The Internet Reinforces Class Distinctions

Nutshell: Web-based communities will become more important then where you live.

Vision:

Web-based communities will become more central then geographic communities, although they may overlap in some aspects. The web makes it easier in some ways to stay in touch with friends and family then to go out and make new friends.

Date Submitted: November 11, 2004

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