Thursday, May 22, 2008

Real communities

There are various technological negative issues around the use of online communities. They are:
Misuse
Technological compatibility
Who sustains, monitors and regulates the community
Is the information valid (not such an issue in this case - books are very subjective)
Communication limited to posting comments.
(Sunderland, 2008)

In addition to these issues, online communities may start to take over from the real community for some individuals. This over reliance can mean withdrawal from the social interaction with people in their area.

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