The future is in the middle - the Middle Kingdom more to the point. China is growing larger and larger in terms of online use and impact - "a total online population of 162 million" and "Tudou is serving much more video than YouTube: 15 billion minutes per month, compared to YouTube's 3.5 billion". They have more friends, or at least more unknown connections:
"on average 37 online friends whom they have never met in real life. In comparison, U.S. youths average 18 such friends"
So, now might be a good time to start learning some simple phrases like hello and pwnage
...and the sun makes for nice colors and light, but little warmth ...