What is an "Internet community"?

What is an "Internet community"?

Ethan Feerst and Dylan Stewart (Technology Therapist, Mac Guru) gives expert video advice on: How can I meet new people on the Internet?; How do I join an Internet community? and more...

An internet community is a group of people who meet or have their communication through the internet. This takes many shapes and forms: this could be a forum, where people are getting together to answer questions on the latest problem they're having with their computer, or what they thought of the last episode of Grey's Anatomy. An internet community springs up out of multiple people having one common purpose. Some of the internet communities that have happened recently include such amazing technological developments as game systems, where hundreds of thousands of people can log on simultaneously to play one game on this multiplayer universe on the internet, where you're interacting as a character in this game with your friends across the street and friends around the world. An internet community breaks down geographical locations. It prevents distance from being an issue when you want to communicate with like-minded people on like-minded topics.