internet - Changing relationships online

"We discovered that we are not alone," says a gay internet user from Beijing in this NPR-program by Rob Gifford. A nice look-through of the urban internet scene, where people can create their virtual realities, even stand for election, do all these things that are impossible in real life. "If you are a nobody, you can climb to the top on the internet," says one game-organizer.
At least the vibrant dating scene, gay and straight, is a bit less virtual.
While the internet has conquered and changed urban life, the rest of China is still lagging, says also Rebecca MacKinnon in this program.