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03.18.09Looking Out from Virtual Worlds: Web is a Tool Not a SubjectAs the Internet grows and networking seeps into all its darkest corners, social scientists, engineers and physical scientists are recognizing that the Web is becoming a "tool" for research rather than a "subject" and that virtual worlds have shifted from being, well, recursive and internally focused, to being valid platforms from which the real world can be studied. Findings from the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Chicago that happened this month found this to be conclusive. Mark Fellows of Michigan State University wrote, Increasingly, the Web is moving beyond its use as an electronic “Yellow Pages” ...
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