Working at the PC Isn't So Lonely Anymore - New York Times

Working at the PC Isn't So Lonely Anymore - New York Times: "But if the history of communications shows anything, it is that the demand for connectedness is limitless. (And round-the-clock communication makes the occasional disconnected interlude, whether a vacation or a mere two-hour airline flight, all the more precious.) So the most promising tech developments are often those that offer yet another way to satisfy the primeval human urge for contact."

James Fallows provides an overview of some recent tools.