The emergence of on-line community
Cybersociety 2.0
The quality of online social relationships
Communications of the ACM - How the virtual inspires the real
Connecting: How We Form Social Bonds and Communities in the Internet Age
Connecting: How We Form Social Bonds and Communities in the Internet Age
Online Communities: Designing Usability and Supporting Socialbilty
Online Communities: Designing Usability and Supporting Socialbilty
The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier
The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier
Rise of the Network Society
The impact of Internet use on the other side of the digital divide
Communications of the ACM - Has the Internet become indispensable?
DIY i-TV producers: emerging nomadic communities
International Journal of Web Based Communities
Portable Communities: The Social Dynamics of Online and Mobile Connectedness
Portable Communities: The Social Dynamics of Online and Mobile Connectedness
Validation of an inventory of social connectedness
Proceedings of the ACM 2009 international conference on Supporting group work
Sheltered in cyberspace? Computer use among the unsheltered 'street' homeless
Computers in Human Behavior
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The idea that mobile, 'portable' groupings should be considered genuine communities, the site of the formation of authentic social bonds, has been widely debated and contested, particularly as such groupings take new shape and form. This article delineates key concepts which can be used to bring these discussions into greater focus, providing a recommended vocabulary for conceptualising mobile and online connections and communities. It also provides an overview of key types of technologically generated communities. Finally, it discusses some of the sociological implications of mobile technology, including the rise in personal availability and societal cohesion, attendant risks and dangers, and the extent to which social interaction has become increasingly harnessed or controlled.