Internet: Knowledge and Community

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This page is a wiki hub for links and is used to redirect to the following source materials.

Also see Wired vs. Non-Wired Communities.

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

• Anonymity and the Internet

• Does it qualify as a sort of "Third Place", and if so, in what ways might social networking on the Internet be similar/different to Oldenburg's notion of a Third Place in real life?

• What enviromental impacts does the internet have?

• Does the internet add value to existing and/or emerging communities with regard to the quality of relationships between members?

• Is the internet and today’s technology causing over-reliance and will today’s “novelty” technology become tomorrow’s “necessary” tools?

• We have come to rely on technology, so with technology continuing to expand, evolve, change and continue to be more innovative, could we see social networks as Facebook and Twitter be the end all for postage stamps?

• Is the Internet slowly destroying our physical world?

• What have been the most significant developments in the Internet community since the creation of the Internet and how do they compare with developments in our real communities?

• How has the Internet had an effect on language, specifically English?

• How does the ease of internet posting effect art culture?

• What do you think will result from the internet ban in Egypt?

• How can the internet enhance education?

Outside Sources

• links are helpful -- Teaser sentence explaining why link relates to topic
• articles might be linked and responded to briefly

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