Wired vs. Non-Wired Communities
From Internet: Knowledge and Community
Howard Rheingold is credited for the first exploration of "virtual communities" in which members of the new community species communicate with each other exclusively or primarily through the use of online services. Since not all community groups will not adopt the emerging technologies equally, what sorts of things will become dividing lines between wired and non-wired social networks?
Source Material
A lot of valuable data has been developed already in each question and their responses. This will act as the primary source material for finding interrelations and themes that run through the topic.
Initial Questions and Responses
- In the very near future, will internet-access become recognized as a basic human right?
- Is an internet community more active than a community that is not on the internet? Does the easy access to the internet make a community more effective and active?
- What do you think will result from the internet ban in Egypt?
Outside Sources
- links are helpful -- Teaser sentence explaining why link relates to topic
- articles might be linked and responded to briefly
