This is FRONTLINE's old website. The content here may be outdated or no longer functioning.

Browse over 300 documentaries
on our current website.

Watch Now
Putin’s RevengePutin’s Revenge
Age of Easy MoneyAge of Easy Money
American InsurrectionAmerican Insurrection
Amazon EmpireAmazon Empire
For SamaFor Sama
The Facebook DilemmaThe Facebook Dilemma
The Crown Prince of Saudi ArabiaThe Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
Police on TrialPolice on Trial
Michael Flynn’s Holy WarMichael Flynn’s Holy War
The Healthcare DivideThe Healthcare Divide
Putin’s RevengePutin’s Revenge
Age of Easy MoneyAge of Easy Money
American InsurrectionAmerican Insurrection
Amazon EmpireAmazon Empire
For SamaFor Sama
The Facebook DilemmaThe Facebook Dilemma
The Crown Prince of Saudi ArabiaThe Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia
Police on TrialPolice on Trial
Michael Flynn’s Holy WarMichael Flynn’s Holy War
The Healthcare DivideThe Healthcare Divide
WATCHSCHEDULETOPICSABOUT FRONTLINESHOPTEACHER CENTER
digital nation - life on the virtual frontier
Your StoriesInterviewsAbout Us
Living FasterRelationshipsWaging WarVirtual WorldsLearning
IdentityParentingPredators & BulliesSocializing

Bubbe and Big Bird

Virginia Heffernan questions whether virtual relationships today are that different from the formative relationships we used to have with television characters or movie stars.

No Comments
Bubbe has become an Internet enthusiast at the young age of 83, after starting a popular o...
4:13
Going Digital at 83
Today, Jessica's parents support her online modeling.
1:03
The Internet Saved Her Life
Kids are posting all kinds of things online: from nude photos to fight videos.
1:48
Living Their Lives Online

MORE RELATED STORIES
more more Relationships stories

posted February 2, 2010

FRONTLINE is a registered trademark of WGBH Educational Foundation.
Web Site Copyright ©1995-2014 WGBH Educational Foundation

Series funding by: Macarthur Foundation
Park Foundation
and Viewers Like You.

Digital Nation is brought to you by the Verizon Foundation

Verizon Foundation