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Best of the Week: Internet Love for Weirdos, 45-Million-Year-Old Beer

by Leila Brillson on August 9, 2009 at 05:26 PM



Inalienable truth: The Web makes its users feel good. There is nothing like finding like-minded individuals out there and connecting with them, even if it's due to similar little-people fetishes or 'Star Trek' obsessions. This week, the Net has found ways to make its users feel even better, literally, over long distances and using touch-based light receptors. The cyber-joy brought to the world can actually be measured, say some researchers; they are using blogs and social networking to measure the nation's happiness quota. Not all are enthralled by our romance with the online world, though. Hip kids are tired of their parents sending love notes via sites like Facebook, and even the Catholic Church thinks we need to get out for a little one-on-one. Well, they might have a point. Here are some other nuggets of tech-y goodness you may have missed this week.

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