Over at Phones Review today I found this interesting article:

According to a new survey released by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, technology in the form of cell phones and computers is keeping families closer than ever. The survey was conducted with 2,252 adults to see what type of impact technology had on their lives. What they found was that all of that time on cell phones and computers is actually keeping families close.

It’s refreshing to see the research bears out what I’ve long thought – that by giving people more means to communicate with each other brings them closer together and helps their relationships with others. Some have claimed mobiles (and internet and social networking) turns us into isolated people but this study shows the evidence is to the contrary. Of course, you can have too much of a good thing and I’m not saying families should just use mobile phones to stay in touch. But it’s interesting to see what you can find out when you look beyond the usual scaremongering.

Do you find the same in your own experience? Or do you disagree with the report’s findings? Let us know in the comments