I was at SxSW 2011 and had the great fortune to participate on a panel with Anastasia Goldstein, Catherina O’Gorman (Think Love.org), Kevin Hansen (SecretRegrets.com), and Veer Gadwaney (DailyFeats.com) talking about the impact of the Internet on happiness. Ogilvy had artists creating visual concept maps of many of the talks and panels that are very cool. Our artist was the incredibly talented Sunni Brown.
Those of you who know me will recognize my point of view – I start with the giant “NO” arguing that the Internet is just a tool but it is a powerful facilitator for many things that do contribute to happiness.
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