Is a Virtual community any different from a real community? Is the Virtual community real or imaginary? I plan to find out...
Due to the enormous increase in numbers of internet users, over the past several years, virtual communities have been created and are being used by millions all over the world. Virtual communities are used for users to interact with other users whilst they are surfing the web.
The Web allows immediate interaction, and as in real space many different types of communities exist. The power of the Internet's connectivity with people from all over the world means cyberspace is most prominently a place to socialise and play, and to many enthusiasts the web is a virtual playground where people can gossip, flirt, fall in love, argue, exchange knowledge etc. As Rheingold states in his book "'The Virtual Community" "People in virtual communities do just about everything people do in real life, but we leave our bodies behind.'
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