The Virtual Community
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| Author | Howard Rheingold |
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| Publication date | 1993 |
| ISBN | 9780262291415 |
The Virtual Community is a 1993 book about virtual communities by Howard Rheingold, a member of the early network system The WELL.[1][2][3] A second edition, with a new concluding chapter, was published in 2000 by MIT Press.
The book's discussion ranges from Rheingold's adventures on The WELL, computer-mediated communication and social groups and information science. Technologies cited include Usenet, MUDs (multi-user dungeons) and their derivatives MUSHes and MOOs, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), chat rooms, and electronic mailing lists. Rheingold also points out the potential benefits for personal psychological well-being, as well as for society at large, of belonging to a virtual community.
References
[edit]- ↑ Rich, Martin (1994-09-01). "Book Review: The virtual community". Journal of Information Technology. 9 (3): 247–247. doi:10.1177/026839629400900309. ISSN 0268-3962.
- ↑ Goodwin, Ian (2004-09-30). "Book Review: H. Rheingold. 1993. The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley. ISBN 0-201-60870-7 H. Rheingold. 2000. The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier (2nd Edition). C". Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture. 1 (1). doi:10.16997/wpcc.206. ISSN 1744-6716.
- ↑ Bainbridge, William Sims (19 August 1994). "The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier". Science. 265 (5175): 1114.
External links
[edit]- The Virtual Community (Text of book on the author's site)
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