Ms. Tamara Ford is a Master student in Communications Technology and Policy in the School of Radio, TV, and Film at the University of Texas at Austin. She received a Bachelor degree in Creative Arts from San Francisco State University and was an intern in the Multimedia Studies Program at San Francisco State University’s Extended Education. She is a communications and research consultant for private and non-profit organizations. Currently, she is contributing to a study on Groupware for Japan’s Institute for Future Technology. Barry R. Jacobs of ICI/Botni, and Troy Whitlock of U.T. Austin “virtually” contributed to this article.