Practice mode Technology & Media

Rheingold (2000) describes ‘social aggregations that emerge from the Net when enough people carry on those public discussions long enough, with sufficient human feeling, to form webs of personal relationships’. What is he describing?

Correct answer D. Virtual communities

Explanation

Howard Rheingold coined 'virtual communities' for groups whose members build lasting relationships through online communication rather than face-to-face contact.

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