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{{short description|Social network of individuals who interact through specific social media}}
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A '''virtual community''' is a [[social network|social work]] of individuals who connect through specific [[social media]], potentially crossing geographical and political boundaries in order to pursue mutual interests or goals. Some of the most pervasive virtual communities are [[online community|online communities]] operating under [[social networking service]]s.
[[Howard Rheingold]] discussed virtual communities in his book, ''[[The Virtual Community (book)|The Virtual Community]]'', published in 1993. The book's discussion ranges from Rheingold's adventures on [[The WELL]], [[computer-mediated communication]], social groups and information science. Technologies cited include [[
Virtual communities all encourage interaction, sometimes focusing around a particular interest or just to communicate. Some virtual communities do both. Community members are allowed to interact over a shared passion through various means: [[Internet forum|message boards]], [[chat room]]s, [[social network]]ing World Wide Web sites, or virtual worlds.<ref>Hof, R. D., Browder, S., Elstrom, P. (5 May 1997). Internet Communities. Business Week.</ref> Members usually become attached to the community world, logging in and out on sites all day every day, which can certainly become an addiction.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Ridings |first1=Catherine M. |last2=Gefen |first2=David |date=2006-06-23 |title=Virtual Community Attraction: Why People Hang Out Online |url=https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1083-6101.2004.tb00229.x |journal=Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication |volume=10 |issue=1 |pages=00 |doi=10.1111/j.1083-6101.2004.tb00229.x |s2cid=21854835 |issn=1083-6101 |access-date=18 November 2022 |archive-date=17
2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117173521/https://academic.oup.com/jcmc/article/10/1/JCMC10110/4614455 |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Introduction==
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