> Well, there are those who would consider things like forums (and BBS, Usenet, IRC, MUD/MOO, etc) forms of early social networking...

Ohmygod!!! shocked shocked shocked

I've been wearing a gauze mask over my mouth and nose, and I've caught the dreaded "social-networking syndrome," anyhow.

Has anybody told the CDC that there's a new, virulent strain in the wild?

The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button.

In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire