WASHINGTON (AFP) – Not long ago, the Internet was decried by dissidents of the online revolution as a threat to society, sure to split families, fracture friendships and turn users into computer crazed geeks.

That’s not how things are unfolding, according to a new survey published Wednesday which finds that far from driving people apart, new tools for email, online phone calls, webcams and instant messaging are bringing them closer.

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Turning conventional wisdom on its head (see The Earth, flat; Bush, compassionate), a new study shows that Internet tools like e-mail, webcams and instant messaging actually bring people closer together. | story

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