Facebook Loneliness

Here's an interesting article reporting on research claiming that Facebook actually increases loneliness.

Loneliness is Contagious

Here's an interesting report of a recent research study finding that loneliness is contagious. We often talk about emotions being contagious but somehow loneliness rarely seems to be mentioned. This would, I think, make for a great interpersonal communication discussion. Conveniently, there's a link in the NYTimes article to the original research article.