Virtual connect through forwarded messages or mobile app stickers or a simple post on a friend's wall of a social networking site overshadows the personal touch and people's socialising skills ...

Facebook's virtual friend is the first step in the building of a new future A science fiction world of humans living like drones in giant leisure hives beckons us – or at least those still young ...

I think they could benefit from a virtual friend and it may even be good for their health. Connections are key to longevity and maybe we can open our minds to the shapes and forms they come in.