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:'''This need to "connect" has now extended from educational institutions into our homes and our everyday lives:'''
::*'''Smart phones''', '''Blackberries''', tablet computers'''tablets''', etc
::*Checking e-mail on a daily basis
::*'''Checking weather conditions ''' or '''checking school cancellations ''' on web-pages::*'''Expectation (no longer luxeryluxury) of wireless connectivity in public places ''' (eg. McDonalds has now gone wireless)::*Feeling of '''"disconnection from World" if Internet service is down'''
:'''This need to connect is further validated by the quick growth of social media applications such as:'''
::*'''Facebook'''::*'''Twitter'''::*'''Myspace'''::*Angies '''Angie's List'''::*'''Craig's List'''::*'''Freecycle'''::*'''Ebay''', etc...