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Overview"Howard Rheingold tours the ""virtual community"" of online networking.Howard Rheingold has been called the First Citizen of the Internet. In this book he tours the ""virtual community"" of online networking. He describes a community that is as real and as much a mixed bag as any physical community-one where people talk, argue, seek information, organize politically, fall in love, and dupe others. At the same time that he tells moving stories about people who have received online emotional support during devastating illnesses, he acknowledges a darker side to people's behavior in cyberspace. Indeed, contends Rheingold, people relate to each other online much the same as they do in physical communities. Originally published in 1993, The Virtual Community is more timely than ever. This edition contains a new chapter, in which the author revisits his ideas about online social communication now that so much more of the world's population is wired. It also contains an extended bibliography." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Howard RheingoldPublisher: MIT Press Ltd Imprint: MIT Press Edition: revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.658kg ISBN: 9780262681216ISBN 10: 0262681218 Pages: 480 Publication Date: 23 October 2000 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationHoward Rheingold, an influential writer and thinker on social media, is the author of Tools for Thought- The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology, The Virtual Community- Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier (both published by the MIT Press), and Smart Mobs- The Next Social Revolution. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |