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How to Leave Your Lover, Web 2.0 Style

Breaking up with someone can be awkward. Can Web 2.0 tools like Twitter and YouTube help? You bet!

Edward N. Albro

Web 2.0 Dumps 1 of 7

As Valentine's Day rolls around, our minds turn to thoughts of true love, the love that lasts forever. But let's face it--not all love does last forever. In fact, some lasts only as long as it takes you to realize certain truths about your mate, like: She's not being ironic; she really does believe in astrology.

Now as we all know, breaking up is hard to do. But if you're saying to yourself, "Hey, isn't the digitally connected, socially networked, instant communications society in which we now live supposed to make everything easier? Shouldn't it help here?" you're absolutely right. In the Web 2.0 world, there must be 50,000 ways to leave your lover. Join us as we point out just a few of them.

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