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Direct friendship holds its own despite social networking

Washington: You are more likely to be friends with people living close to you despite the growing popularity of social media, according to data drawn from the location-based social network provider Gowalla.Research by the Social

The findings also indicate that, even in the digital age, humans still form friendships based on personal interactions, said Tommy Nguyen, Rensselaer graduate student and member of SCNARC, according to a Rensselaer statement.

"Even though, thanks to the Internet, you can be friends with anyone on the planet, the likelihood that a person will be friends with someone in a distant location chosen at random is far lower than the likelihood that this person will be friends with someone who lives in close proximity," said Nguyen.