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Maiden Voyage.

Authors :
Berghel, Hal
Source :
Communications of the ACM. Nov95, Vol. 38 Issue 11, p25-27. 3p.
Publication Year :
1995

Abstract

A digital village is a community brought about by the real-time,interactive and participatory capabilities of cyberspace. In some ways digital villages are similar to their material counterparts, but in many ways they are not. The most important similarity is that both involve connecting individuals with shared interests and objectives. The most important dissimilarity is that digital villages have no location. Now people may now join digital villages just as earlier generations became members of professional societies, lodges, and civic and social groups. It is where we find and exchange information, gossip, learn, espouse, preach, display and so on. In fact, digital villages offer a similar range of experiences as other social organizations except that the interpersonal aspect is not in-person. In this sense digital villages are different from terrestrial communities and groups. The essence of digital villages include some characteristics like it require little or no infrastructure and are frequently ephemeral.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00010782
Volume :
38
Issue :
11
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Communications of the ACM
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
12619822
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1145/219717.223056