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| The Virtual Community |
Within today's society 'virtual' communication is one of the top ways people interact with others.There are many websites, forums, and apps that allow those of us with access to this new technology to become more 'sociable' online. There are new ways to 'meet' people- i.e. chat forums- over the internet, and can help people keep in contact with special ones in different countries.
Back then, when technology was hardly around, if people wanted to interact then they would meet face to face, and discuss future plans together that way.
Now, society has become a 'Virtual Community' (Howard Rheingold, 1993). Howard Rheingold wrote a book about this exact community, and explained both the positives and negatives of interacting online. He also describes exactly what he means when referring to 'virtual community'.
The book was originally published in 1993, and since then technology and communication has only progressed. To many today, it's almost impossible to imagine a world without the internet.
