The internet IS serious business though. For the average person that uses it for FaceBook and email, it's probably not. But there are hundreds of billions of dollars invested in internet technology. Internet ad revenue far surpasses that of TV and print ad.

Peoples jobs and lives depend on it, so it's serious.

Completely agree with the other statements except for the having to meet someone online to form a true friendship. Some of them I have actually met in person, but the rest of them I converse over the phone. Guess there are different definitions for true friends, but I have an internet friend that sends me gifts on my birthday, calls my daughter on her birthday and does other things that some of my real friends don't even do.