Developing virtual communities

The advent of global networking is fragmenting and re-sorting society into 'virtual communities.' Instead of being bound by location, groups of people can now meet in cyberspace, the noncorporeal world existing between two linked computers.

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1. The virtual public sphere brought about by computer-mediated communication will serve a cathartic role, allowing the public to feel involved rather than to advance actual participation.

1. Improving existing communities
2. Developing internet
3. Creating community

1. Developing smart communities

1. The Virtual Community: Bibliography