{"id":96019,"date":"2008-12-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-24T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2008\/12\/24\/the-new-connectedness\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:17:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:17:51","slug":"the-new-connectedness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/2008\/12\/24\/the-new-connectedness\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Connectedness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/timoreilly\">Tim O&#8217;Reilly<\/a> was recently <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.iampaddy.com\/2008\/12\/24\/how-do-you-twitter-tim-oreilly\/\">interviewed<\/a> about how he uses Twitter:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>On a more personal level, I have a kind of &#8220;ambient intimacy&#8221; (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/leisa\">@leisa<\/a> is responsible for that term) with my family. I learn small details about the day my wife and kids are having, and am closer than I have been in years (on a day to day basis) with my one brother who tweets regularly. I learn small details that I&#8217;d never think to ask about.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This reminded me of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2008\/Networked-Families.aspx\">Networked Families<\/a> report, which found a &#8220;new connectedness&#8221; among family members who communicate via cell phones and screen-sharing.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re not yet on Twitter, but want to peek into this new world of ambient intimacy, you can just watch the Twitterstream go by or <a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/\">search<\/a> for the topic of your choice. 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