Virtual Online Communities

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer notes that today's society has a compulsion to transform the material world into the digital. The writer points out that there is a need, clearly prominent in the modern world, to take what exists now and restructure it into a digital form. For instance, the conversions of a teacher, chalk and blackboard to the materials displayed on a computer screen and the alteration of vinyl analogue music to the creation of the digital compact disc. The writer maintains that now, and perhaps most profoundly, society has begun to convert part of itself into a digital format through the development of virtual communities. The writer concludes that within the hope and optimism for virtual communities, there is a profusion of challenges and issues that they must face to succeed.

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Introduction
Method
Results
Discussion
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Through the reading of studies relating to the topic, ones that were credible studies and of a qualitative nature, the extent to which the problems that virtual communities face was determined. Academic journals, online magazines and online blog columns all of a credible and relevant nature, were each used and contributed significantly to the conclusions made."
"The use of appropriately selected theory from several theorists provided the foundations from which to grasp the topic. These several theories were compared and contrasted to define what the fundamental conclusions were. The further research carried out by examining scholarly journals and other types, provided several stances on virtual communities, stances that were also compared and contrasted to determine the underlying conclusions in the studies."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Anderson, K (2007) Online Communities thrive offline. Retrieved March 23, 2007, from Corante Weblog. Web site: http://strange.corante.com/archives/2007/03/11online_communities_thrive_offline.php
• Flew, T. (2005) New media: an introduction 2nd Edition Oxford University Press, South Melbourne. Ch. 4 'Virtual Cultures' (pp. 61-82)
• Grohol, J. (2006) Anonymity and Online Community: Identity Matters. Retrieved March 16, 2007, from A List Apart. Web site: http://alistapart.com/articles/identitymatters
• Koh, J. Kim, Y. Butler, B. Bock, G (2007) Spam and the ongoing battle for the inbox Encouraging Participation in Virtual Communities Retrieved March 13, 2007, from ACM database.
• Treese, W. (2006) Trusted Computing: Who will Control the PC of the Future? Ten Years on Internet Time. Retrieved March 24, 2007, from ACM database.

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