Ultimately, the contribution of this volume should be measured by evaluating the conceptual value of the 'e-connected world' framework. Despite limited utility as a normative concept, the e-connected world engages an epistemological argument which is fundamental to the trajectory of research into digital technologies. Rather than philosophizing on what it means to 'be digital’ or to live in a 'network society,' the e-connected world reflects an approach which simply questions—by drawing on the experience of those in the know—how things are observably changing as social connections are increasingly being made through digital technologies.