... cybercafes), they are bringing their work home. Wired Silas Marners are increasing their work days to nights and weekends. The question remains: Is the use of the Internet at home bringing families ... watching television, gardening, reading newspapers, magazines and books, shopping, telephoning, going to the pub, doing nothing, writing letters, sleeping, playing computer games, and typing ... presented in this book. Does Using the Internet Mean Being Alone? Being alone may mean sitting at a computer on your own and/or pursuing individual pursuits on the Internet. Yet, using the Internet...