Word: ybarra
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...mutual interests who, for reasons ranging from geography to social and income disparity, would otherwise never have met. These virtual friendships can lead to physical encounters that may cement lifelong relationships. ``The cybercommunity is not separate from your community of friends; it's just not geographically local,'' says Carolyn Ybarra, an anthropology Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University. When Ybarra moved west from Minneapolis, her online quilting group threw an in-person farewell party. Since then, she has become good friends with two of her fellow quilters, keeping in constant touch online. ``I feel just as close to these women...