My favorite types of stories and something so many are over looking....Face to Face contact...I love technology and the resources as much as anyone else, but if you don't keep a watch out, it will get you! How do I know this....been there and done that...and hopefully returned from the "Sounds of Silence"...as the article states "Co-workers in 
different locales can't wander into each other's offices and see family pictures on the desk. They don't shop at the same places or have children in the same schools."...and I don't think the answer comes from sitting in a room with a bunch of Avatars...yes there are enhancements that can contribute and make things a little more fun, like using video and audio, which are lost with email and text messages...
Have you been to a university lately? Good place for the sounds of silence 
there too...Facebook to the rescue? 95% of 16-18 year olds use social networks...more here with a related article...BD
Once upon a time, people bonded with their co-workers on office softball
teams and traded gossip at the watercooler. OK, so those days aren't gone yet. But as big companies parcel Information Age work to people in widely dispersed locations, it's getting harder for colleagues to develop the camaraderie that comes from being in the same place. Beyond making work less fun, feeling disconnected from comrades might be a drag on productivity.
At Intel Corp., for example, many project teams have at least one person who has yet to meet the group's boss face-to-face. Now Intel is exploring whether virtual-world software, which can show graphically rich, 3-D representations of meeting rooms, auditoriums, factory floors - you name it - will make it more natural for groups to collaborate. Intel's initial efforts are focused on such tasks as monitoring computer centers, designing products and training staff.
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