Off-line Activities are Being Changed by Online Interactions

With another point of view, we get some new finding from the survey(via Jacqui Cheng):

The report also found that as Internet users increasingly use the web to socialize, they also translate those online social connections to real-life activities. 20.3 percent of those who participate in online communities also participate in offline activities related to the online community at least once a year. Members of The Lounge can certainly attest that, in any given week of the year, it's almost guaranteed that there is an "Arsmeet" happening somewhere around the world. Similarly, 40 percent of the respondents reported being more involved in social activism since they began to participate in online communities, with two thirds of those involved with social causes saying that they are now involved in activities because of the Internet.

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