Keith Hampton’s Homepage includes a new blog. I am familiar with Keith’s work in social network analysis in a Toronto suburb that was wired for Internet access. I liked hearing Barry Wellmen talk about Keith’s field work — Keith actually lived in this suburb for a couple of years as it was built and watched how the relationships developed and the impact of being on the Internet — the density of ties was greater than that in control communities because people were able to communicate from farther away than across the street and backyard fences.