tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post3489563310336546402..comments2024-01-05T14:03:34.310-05:00Comments on CityKin: Social Internet and the Urban Loneliness MythCityKinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09068481950069401281noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-75782403984107377022008-12-02T14:18:00.000-05:002008-12-02T14:18:00.000-05:00The next big thing downtown...Urban Surfing!They a...The next big thing downtown...Urban Surfing!<BR/><BR/>They are doing it in Venice through the citys famous St. Marks Square.<BR/><BR/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/<BR/>2/hi/europe/7761515.stmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-51160288440757765262008-12-02T08:40:00.000-05:002008-12-02T08:40:00.000-05:00I realize it may not be as applicable to the reade...I realize it may not be as applicable to the readers of Citykin (the whole point of which is to support families in the city), but I also have a feeling that some portion of this has to do with the fact that urbanites (on average) are less likely to have kids and therefore have more time for external (non-family) interaction. (Trust me, I wish it weren't the case.)<BR/><BR/>The lack of "3rd places" (and time to utilize them) in the burbs discourages random meetings - if your kid doesn't play soccer with their kid, you're unlikely to meet/interact.DPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15038691937231952655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-61041247547788179332008-12-01T23:26:00.000-05:002008-12-01T23:26:00.000-05:00Great find. I totally buy into this. I feel more a...Great find. I totally buy into this. I feel more a part of community since I moved to the city than I ever did, and I am a big introvert.bshermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004800954109088882noreply@blogger.com