Today, there are more than 800 million active users of the social network known as Facebook. That's closing in on three times the population of the U.S. Twitter has about 300 million active users. Facebook and twitter are means of communicating with others. But are they really helping people become more social? I think they're doing the exact opposite. I'm not criticizing Facebook or Twitter for what they are. Rather I'm suggesting that people should realistically understand that while using Facebook and twitter may be good for communication, they're not so good as sources of socialization. Sitting in your room, staring at a monitor, is not the same as meeting people in person. You can't