What are the differences between the perceived unsolicited social support provided by offline communities and non-support-based virtual communities
There has been much academic debate since the advent of the internet as to the merits or shortcomings of the virtual community (Bell, 2001; Horrigan & Rainie, 2001; Rheingold, 1993/2000; Wellman, 2001a; Wilbur, 2000). I will demonstrate that, to date, very few researchers have touched on the soc...
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Auckland University of Technology,
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