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Is Technology Replacing Face-to-Face Communication?

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Is Technology Replacing Face-to-Face Communication?

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While many technology tools are extremely useful in advancing the world of business, there appears to be concern over an ever-expanding communication gap between coworkers. Sure it’s great to be able to connect with international locations using a video conferencing tool like MegaMeeting or Skype. And it’s great to share the latest news via chat tools such as Twitter, MySpace or Facebook with anybody who is interested. However, businesses are so wrapped up in devising ways to connect people around the world that some workers fail to make quality connections with the people who work in the cubicle right next door. After all, most employees have sent an email or text message to their workplace neighbor, right? Is this just efficient and good business sense or are employees too lazy and impatient to take the time to connect with those who sit just a few feet away? document.getElementById(‘adsense_placeholder_2’).innerHTML = document.getElementById(‘adsense_ad_2_hidden’).innerHTML; Granted