The Virtual Community

Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier

By:

Howard Rheingold

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Series:

Mit Press

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Howard Rheingold tours the "virtual community" of online networking.Howard Rheingold has been called the First Citizen of the Internet. In this book he tours the "virtual community" of online networking. He describes a community that is as real and as much a mixed bag as any physical community-one where people talk, argue, seek information, organize politically, fall in love, and dupe others. At the same time that he tells moving stories about people who have received online emotional support during devastating illnesses, he acknowledges a darker side to people's behavior in cyberspace. Indeed, contends Rheingold, people relate to each other online much the same as they do in physical communities. Originally published in 1993, The Virtual Community is more timely than ever. This edition contains a new chapter, in which the author revisits his ideas about online social communication now that so much more of the world's population is wired. It also contains an extended bibliography.

Author Biography:

Howard Rheingold, an influential writer and thinker on social media, is the author of Tools for Thought- The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology, The Virtual Community- Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier (both published by the MIT Press), and Smart Mobs- The Next Social Revolution.

Release date NZ

October 23rd, 2000

Author

Howard Rheingold

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Edition

Revised edition

Interest Age

From 18 years

Pages

480

Series

Mit Press

Dimensions

152x229x25

ISBN-13

9780262681216

Product ID

2111257

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