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Is being connected 24/7 a blessing or a curse? It seems that with the rise of smart phones and laptops, people can be online and connected to their favorite sources of information at anytime. Personally I think it's a curse. A miniature experiment. A few weeks back, I took a trip to the middle of nowhere Montana to disconnect and do some networking with actual people. That's right, not on Linked In, Facebook or any other online hangout -- in person. I planned on the trip being a total disconnect from my online social life and my face-to-face social life back in Ohio. I love my "friends," but I was really looking for a break. I wanted to shut off that constant connection. I went into the mountains fully expecting to lose cellphone service and not see a lick of wifi for a week. I honestly didn't want to see my iPhone for the next six days.