Today, communities exist in places where many people would never expect them to exist. Some may think that a community can only exist when people physically meet and talk to each other face to face, or when something physical is traded or exchanged. The fact is, is we live in a world where the technology of the internet and the world wide web has made it possible for communities to exist in the digital world, without ever having to physically see or meet any of its members, this has drastically changed how people can belong to a community; examples of digital communities: online social communities, gaming communities, dating communities, etc.
There are many important aspects that define a community. Firstly, a community must contain group members; as long as there is more than one person, there should not be any minimum requirements to how many members there must be before it’s a community. The next characteristic of a community would be something that can be shared or contributed to the group that is beneficial to at least one other member. Next, a community must have at least one common theme among each and every member. Also a community must always be in a state of motion and constant communication with its members to in order to stay strong and to stay together.
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