NATION of Isolation

I am stck in a town that has a tiny population of idk like 900 something... and this is what i wanted to know and i used google to find it out! as simple as that.

1. how alone is the rest of the world?
Social Isolation: Modern Plague

2. Am i totally pathetic using the internet to reachout to my peers?
Study: Internet use won't cause social isolation

3. What is Social Isolation?
Wkipedia's definiton of Social Isolation