The virtual community
by Howard Rheingold · first published 1993
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"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 th
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…have that anxiety, but ever since increasing the scrutiny on applications and doing more banning we've had a much more stable community environment. I read a lot of books on digital communities; the Virtual Community by Howard Rheingold is a great starting point, but the book that helped me the most was Cyber Chiefs by Mathieu O’Neil. It helped me understand that all communities that manage to grow over time will…
on “tilde.town: A social network over SSH” ↗The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier by Howard Rheingold http://www.amazon.com/The-Virtual-Community-Homesteading-Ele...
on “Ask HN: Best books (fiction?) written about *real* computers/computing.” ↗That man knows how to flounce. Much respect. I should note that the concern isn't without merit. If you read Howard Rheingold's "The Virtual Community" which is one of the earliest discourses on Internet and online community, the concept of "virtual suicide" isn't new. http://www.rheingold.com/vc/book/1.html In this case, someone created a tool to…
on “Searching for Mark Pilgrim” ↗