The Virtual Community

Community is basically a social unit where like-minded people interact, network and hold conversations on topics of mutual interest. Of late, many Facebook communities have come into play, and have also commanded immense popularity. The virtual presence of these groups means that all those who have access to Internet can join them if it interests them. There are so many communities on Facebook catering to a wide range of people and their interests – it is hard for a person to not find a community

1.  Answer: “What does community mean to you?” in 2-3 sentences. Explain your stance on the idea of community as “virtual” with the advances of technology in our culture. What does this mean for our society? To me, community is a group of people working, living and being in the same local area or place. The idea of a community as virtual would mean to include a community of people sharing social and common interests, ideas and goals (perhaps) via a social network. What it means for our society

formed a lively virtual public space (Magistad, 2012) where Chinese citizens communicate and which is a main source of immediate news. This essay explores the influences of Weibo on both international and local scale, as well as the link between the Chinese government and Weibo users

encounter heteronormative expectations for their life and behavior. Access to Internet communities comprised of individuals with varying sexual identities, rupture these localized cultural boundaries and insert varying queer identities. Their offline setting may prevent the chance for self-discovery in a way that is vital to their health during major stages of development; however, their participation in communities online allow for the formation of identities otherwise unrepresented in the physical

communication in virtual communities, including cultural identity, intercultural dialogue, third culture, acculturation, and intercultural incompetence (p. 221). According to cultural identity, membership is derived from social groups (Shuter, 2012, p. 221). In “virtual cultures,” one can alter their pre-existing cultural identity, which threatens traditional identifications that are developed with social identity theory (Shuter, 2012, pp. 221-222). However, when virtual communities are composed of

Exploring Our Inner-self in Cyberspace Cyberspace is a new communication medium which enables us to understand our social behavior. In the ‘real world’ and ‘virtual world,’ we understand ourselves by developing aspects of our identity. However, in the virtual world, we can explore our inner-self without rejection that may be experienced in the real world. Cyberspace is, thus, a psychological ‘space’ to build and form, explore and discover, and accept and understand ourselves. To explain this

have been online communities. An ordinary community has many definitions, as there are many types of communities, but the most general and widely accepted definition is a certain group of people living in one specific geographical location. Communities are present wherever there are shared interests and can take many forms, such as professional communities, religious communities, gaming communities and social communities etc. There are many factors that can determine what community people can belong

I would like to start with thanking you, this course detailed the importance of technology and how it influences my everyday life. Technology has always been involved in my upbringing. I noticed as I grew technology advanced. I was fortunate enough to be exposed to technology at an early age. As I grew technology got more intricate and I lost interest in advances. My vision of technology differs from the moment I walked out of our first class. I find it truly important to know the history or better

one another might be lying or might not be; the same is said for the Internet conversations. “People whose physical handicaps make it difficult to form new friendships find that virtual communities treat them as they always wanted to be treated” (Rheingold 206). Equality and understanding is the key, and the virtual community provides that and much more. Advice is also one of the keys for equality and understanding. As we all know advice in today’s world is not free, and most of the time you need to

common orientations toward those interests. Various groups attract different communities when they are using a tight crowd as a means of communication. This shows how sharing and support can be organized by networked learning communities in social media. The Facebook group for this class is an excellent example of a tight crowd. It is a social network where people have the same orientation and interest towards virtual communities, and can share ideas in order to enhance the learning process. In this case