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Reuters: The number of so-called cyberchondriacs seeking health information on the Web has soared to about 160 million in 2006 — a 37 percent rise over two years, according a new poll.
“Cyberchondriacs now represent 84 percent of all online adults, up from last year’s 80 percent, and 72 percent in 2005,” Harris Interactive, the market […]

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SixDegrees, Ryze, Classmates, Friendster - opinions vary as to the first social networking website, but the fact remains that they are here to stay (with the occasional flame out). With evolution comes specialization, and we now have SavvyHer for 40+ women, Dopplr for frequent travellers, hi5 for Latin Americans, Ravelry for people with fabric hobbies, […]

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