Thursday, April 22, 2004

Welcome... to the "real" world

There is no such thing as a “virtual community.” There are only real communities that meet more or less frequently in person. [BookBlog]


Adina is spot on — this artificial distinction between “real” and “virtual” is increasingly pointless. A community is defined by its affiliations, not by its mode of meeting.

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  1. Virtual Communities

    From BookBlog There is no such thing as a “virtual community.” There are only real communities that meet more or less frequently in person. Rick observes that “community is defined by its affiliations, not by its mode of meeting.&#822...

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