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With the introduction of new personal technologies since the latter part of the twentieth century, the nature of social support seems to be changing. Using data collected in spring and summer of 2004 in the East York section of Toronto this paper measures the impact of personal technologies such as the Internet, on the provision of five types of support: emotional, minor services, major services, financial and informational. We also compare rates of exchange and reciprocity, looking specifically at how new technologies have mediated these forms of support between network members. We use these data to address the debate about the role of proximity in providing and receiving social support. The literature suggests that certain forms of social support require individuals to be in close proximity to each other. Exploring the role of the Internet within this debate lends support to the idea that individuals do not necessarily have to be close to each other to give or receive support. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]