How sharing learned online affects our offline behavior

Here is a really interesting article that deals with a phenomenon you can observe in real life. Spending time online is often said to have negative effects on us: isolation, lack of real communication, lack of physical activity, bad for the eyes, and so on.

This article deals with the fact that online behavior can also affect our offline behavior and in a POSITIVE way! The central statement of the article is that sharing which has become a central element of our digital world effects our sharing propensity in real life. The motivation behind it may differ greatly from person to person but many who learned to share online also do so in everyday life. And in greater numbers than before. Check the article and think abuot if online sharing has also had an impact on you.

Here is the link to the NY Times article:
http://www.nytimes.com/external/readwriteweb/2010/10/07/07readwriteweb-has-online-sharing-spurred-a-new-offline-sh-66412.html?pagewanted=print