[Fwd: About Online Communities]

[Michael Herman]

hello all, i've been playing like many of you iwth the connections between talking face to face
and talking on line.  and of course we're all playing with that here on the oslist.  so i
thought you might be interested in the following.   michael



Birrell Walsh wrote:

> For anyone who wants academic backing for experience in the matter, the
> Scout Report today had this pointer:
>
> 17. "Online Communities: Networks that nurture long-distance
> relationships
> and local ties" [.pdf]
> http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=47
>
> This new report from the Pew Center focuses on the role of the Internet
> in
> creating virtual communities or supplementing local communities. The
> 28-page
> text is divided into several sections, beginning with a summary of key
> findings. Pew surveyed almost 1,700 Internet users and found that online
> communities are varied and vibrant and that the Internet, rather than
> increasing estrangement or alienation in its users, operates to
> facilitate
> local, face-to-face communities. The report is both readable and studded
> with tables and references and should be interesting for those
> researching
> virtual communities and the role of technology in culture and for
> Internet
> users who ponder the role the net has in others' lives. Users can
> download
> the report as a .pdf file or browse it online. [TK]
>
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> --michael
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