Via ABC News Online (“Blogging boosts your social life: research“), the findings of a recent research project out of Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne has reported that:
“Blogging can help you feel less isolated, more connected to a community and more satisfied with your friendships, both online and face-to-face…”
I have to say I’m always wary of main stream media news sources that generalise the findings of a study into a one-line grab, completely omitting the subtle realities of the quantitative data set in the process.
While this article piqued my interest …

This just in: Chatter is starting to grow that a new version of Google Talk is currently in the works.
Via Google Operating System (“Google Talk, Not Dead After All“):
“14 months ago, when Google added Vista support for its instant messaging client, nobody anticipated a long period with no updates. According to a Google engineer, the desktop client hasn’t been abandoned and we should expect a completely new version of Google Talk. While I couldn’t find when it will be released or the new features, it’s reassuring to hear that Google …