Changing Social Connections?

I have become aware, even before reading the text that addresses this issue, that our society is in the middle of a drastic change regarding the way we socially interact. Though the internet and other improvements in technology, such as cell phones, make it easier to keep in touch with people, the dynamic of social interactions is changing. Because it is so easy to keep in touch, I find that I often fail to make the effort to connect with people beyond a surface-level interaction. For example, if I haven't talked to a friend in awhile, I might send a text message or write a short note to them on facebook, but I won't actually call them or make an effort to get together to actually catch up. When I make such a minimalistic effort to keep in touch, it does keep the relationship going, but probably makes it suffer in the end, due to the lack of contact or actual conversation. I think that today, this is true for many people, and that it will increase as more and more people become comfortable with using technology and as people get used to this form of communication. I think that most people who use social networks like facebook probably have a larger number of acquaintances/friends, but that they have less of a connection with their close friends than before.