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Created on 2002-04-26 22:31:11 (#541433), last updated 2006-09-21
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| Name: | discussion of virtual/online communities |
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"If you make sure you're connected
the writing's on the wall
But if your mind's neglected
Stumble you might fall...."
-Stereo MC's, "Connected"
This is a community for the discussion of online or virtual communities and the sociological impact of the Internet upon humanity.
Of particular interest are the technological "tools" used to build these communities and keep them running. Hopefully the discussion here can lead to the development of better tools for human networking in the future.
It is maintained by
Resources:
Vannevar Bush's article "As We May Think"
online version of Howard Rheingold's The Virtual Community
the
infojunkie community
online version of Douglas Rushkoff's Cyberia
Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies
the
smartmobs syndication journal
orkut
tribe_dot_net
the writing's on the wall
But if your mind's neglected
Stumble you might fall...."
-Stereo MC's, "Connected"
This is a community for the discussion of online or virtual communities and the sociological impact of the Internet upon humanity.
Of particular interest are the technological "tools" used to build these communities and keep them running. Hopefully the discussion here can lead to the development of better tools for human networking in the future.
It is maintained by
Resources:
Vannevar Bush's article "As We May Think"
online version of Howard Rheingold's The Virtual Community
the
online version of Douglas Rushkoff's Cyberia
Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies
the
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