I want to publicly thank Leopoldina Fortunati for inviting me to lecture to her fascinating media group at the dynamic University of Udine, in northeastern Italy -- near the Slovenian and Austrian borders. Lots of smart people and good discussion, and Polda is the ultimate host. Udine itself is fascinating: both old and new. Got a cashmere sweater there for one-third the Milan price. In this year's fashionable lavender-purple colour. Barry Wellman _______________________________________________________________________ S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology, FRSC NetLab Director Department of Sociology 725 Spadina Avenue, Room 388 University of Toronto Toronto Canada M5S 2J4 twitter:barrywellman http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman fax:+1-416-978-3963 Updating history: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _______________________________________________________________________