Communities in Cyberspace

Interesting site -> :http://www3.uji.es/~aferna/H44/Cultural-implications.htm

Notes:

Ethos – character or tone of a speaker.  (Group qualify.)
Delivery -  Speaker’s gesture and expression, (delivery)
Online communication , speed, reach and durability of messages.
Quick, cheap and more efficiently.

PROTEST WORKS not because of quick cheap efficiency, BUT ALSO STRONG COMMUNITY ETHOS tht focused participants. Specialized discussion group brought people of similar interest together meant that participate were likely to share many assumptions and concerns. Facilating communication within group.  (Relate back to arab spring, Bersih 3.0? )

COST: inaccurate information, common ethos shared by many discourage challenges to the information, accept them blindly, forcing out dissenting voices

Online interaction creates new form if deceit and new ways to establish identities.
Despite new freedom if online interaction, old institutions and stereotypes are reproduced.