My family and university friends are spread all over the place. I have found the so-called pointless babble of twitter and facebook has played an important part

My family and university friends are spread all over the place. I have found the so-called pointless babble of twitter and facebook has played an important part in staying in touch. Most of the time you don't have anything exciting to communicate, but a message that is effectively 'X' is alive can help keep relationships going.