Much
has
been
said
about
how
anti
-
social
the
Internet
and
____________________
____________________
are
.
The
truth
is
however
,
according
to
new
research
,
____________________
technology
is
bringing
people
closer
together
.
A
study
by
the
Pew
Internet
and
American
Life
Project
found
family
members
were
keeping
in
regular
____________________
today
more
than
ever
before
.
And
this
is
all
down
to
e
-
mail
,
____________________
,
our
____________________
and
____________________
____________________
.
It
makes
sense
.
Years
ago
,
it
took
a
long
time
to
write
a
letter
,
then
find
an
envelope
and
go
to
the
post
office
to
buy
a
stamp
and
post
it
.
Today
we
write
____________________
while
we
wait
for
our
change
in
the
convenience
store
and
they
?
re
sent
in
an
____________________
.
Having
____________________
Internet
telephone
____________________
also
helps
us
to
stay
in
____________________
more
often
and
for
longer
.
Everyone
?
s
at
it
,
from
five
-
year
-
olds
to
tech
-
savvy
grandparents
.
According
to
the
Pew
survey
,
technology
has
a
very
positive
effect
on
communication
within
families
.
Researchers
asked
2
,
252
adults
whether
new
technologies
had
increased
the
quality
of
____________________
with
their
family
.
Fifty
-
three
percent
said
it
increased
communication
with
family
members
they
did
not
live
with
,
two
per
cent
said
technology
decreased
this
.
Numbers
were
similar
for
those
living
in
the
same
house
as
their
family
.
The
project
director
Lee
Rainey
said
:
"
There's
a
new
kind
of
____________________
being
built
inside
of
families
with
these
technologies
?
.
Survey
co
-
author
Barry
Wellman
agreed
:
"
It
used
to
be
[
that
]
husbands
went
off
to
work
,
wives
went
off
to
a
different
job
or
else
stayed
home
?
and
the
kids
went
off
to
school
?
and
not
until
5
:
30
,
6
o'clock
did
they
ever
connect
,
"
he
said
.
