The Web vs the Real World--Are We Doomed?

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In the best-case scenarios, the Web can enrich your everyday life. For example, you can spend a rainy Sunday at home streaming videos, order a cab via a mobile app, or get a pizza delivered to your home without even picking up the phone. But in other cases, the Web serves as a frustrating antithesis to the real world. Here's a look at 10 ways the Web is getting in the way of--and even replacing--the way things should work, from the death of grammar to the rapid dissemination of rumors. --Senior Editor Tim Moynihan Top Story The Web vs. the World: 10 Epic Battles Is the Internet ruining our lives or making them better? When you consider epic struggles like these, it's hard to say for sure. Top Tweets From @PCWPluggedIn Study: Teens who regularly use social networks are likelier to drink and do drugs Those who don't are chiefly Amish. Yale gives iPads to med school students Harvard may counter with an iPad 2, plus an underling to carry it. 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