Hyperconnectivity

For those not totally familiar with the concept Wikipedia offers the following:

Hyperconnectivity is a term invented by Canadian social scientists Anabel Quan-Haase and Barry Wellman, arising from their studies of person-to-person and person-to-machine communication in networked organizations and networked societies.^[1] The term refers to the use of multiple means of communication, such as email, instant messaging, telephone, face-to-face contact and Web 2.0 information services.^[2]

Hyperconnectivity is also a trend in computer networking in which all things that can or should communicate through the network will communicate through the network. This encompasses person-to-person, person-to-machine and machine-to-machine communication. The trend is fueling large increases in bandwidth demand and changes in communications because of the complexity, diversity and integration of new applications and devices using the network. 

for an interesting polylogue concerning friendship and trust in hyperconnectivity, on twine, see here:

http://www.twine.com/twine/11h43rww7-2xq/friendship-in-hyperconnectivity