An article I picked up from the library’s e-database has that title on and I think it takes two very interesting concepts to explain and reflect upon the notions of communities on the Internet now.
Too often we’ve been reading off Anderson’s Imagined Communities or Rheingold’s Virtual Community but sometimes you ought to take a more critical approach to the theories themselves. Theory remains an attempt in describing the practical, I’d say. And by being an attempt, there are instances where they just fall short of giving you the complete picture.
Maybe I’m being cynical.
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