The Internet has made the world a smaller place. Networking sites such as facebook, twitter, myspace, youtube, tumblr etc. has made talking to people, meeting people, and staying untop of latest news faster and easier. Also search engines such as Google, Yahoo, Bing etc. has made getting information quick and the type of information endless.
Before the Internet the most common way of meeting people was through personal encounters and small talks. Now in days meeting people is as easy as logging into your social networking site and accepting or sending a friend request. The more people use networking sites the more they meet, talk, and stay in touch with mostly everyone they have ever met. For example when I started using facebook i only had a few friends, which were close and school friends. After having facebook for a few years I now have many more friends then when I started using it, most of them bieng friends i met through facebook. Ive also notice that i have alot of mutual friends with most of my friends. The faster and easier it is to meet people around your area or country the smaller the world gets.