1. How have virtual communities changed since you wrote your book in 1993? you
tell us we must arm ourselves with knowledge and that what happens next with the
internet is completely up to us...
2. You stated that face-to-face interactions are just as important as online
ones. Do you think that in our culture today we are getting to the point where
online interactions are taking the place to face-to-face? What do you think this
means for society?
3. You broached the question "instead of falling under the spell of a sales
pitch, or rejecting new technologies as instruments of illusion, we need to look
closely at new technologies and ask how they could help build stronger, more
humane communities — and how they might be obstacles to that goal.” Do you think
technologies have been able to do so in these past years?
4. A main point we got from your book is that virtual communities are only
virtual in location, but the effect they have on people is very real. would you
say this is still true today? could you make the claim that virtual communities
have in fact become real...?
5. You talked about the idea of web anonymity and the concept of being anyone
that you want to on the web. This is a growing concern nowadays with pedophiles,
liars as well as privacy protection.. do you have any tips on how people can
interact on virtual communities without compromising too much of their own
information? how can we be prepared to protect ourselves from people who are not
who they pretend to be?
6. You touched upon a lot of advantages and disadvantages of the virtual
communities in your book. What would you say are one of the most important
advantages and disadvantages of virtual communities nowadays?
7. What do you think is one of the best or most successful virtual communities
out there today? And why?
8. Do you think virtual communities today are affecting people in more of a
positive way or a negative way?
9. How the heck did you know 20 years ago that this all was going to happen? you
correctly predicted a lot of Internet issues, like service-for-privacy and the
rise of social networks
10. What do you think about facebook giving its users information to companies
for marketing purposes? How do you feel about that? Are you on Facebook yourself
or not?
11. 20 years ago you asked about the future of the internet.. Will it continue
to be largely free and defined by its users, or will government and big business
take control? can you answer this now?
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