Some online communities may be too task-orientated (and therefore not 'social' enough) or might not stimulate sufficient interaction to develop 'group-specific'meanings, or they might be too divided and divisive to coalesce'(Baym 1998)
Distance No Object
Gina's E-learning and Digital Cultures site – part of the MSc in E-learning at the University of Edinburgh
Some online communities may be too task-orientated (and therefore not 'social' enough) or might not stimulate sufficient interaction to develop 'group-specific'meanings, or they might be too divided and divisive to coalesce'(Baym 1998)