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How Jonathan Met Kitten

Jonathan explains how he met and stays in touch with his best friend of six years -- online.

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Over the past few years, sites like MySpace and Facebook have become wildly popular. Teens...
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The Rise of Social Networking
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posted February 2, 2010

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