Sherry Turkle’s concept of “synthetic” reality strikes me as the perfect explanation for all of the discord in comparing online and offline communities.
Pop-up Book Shop Opening in Pittsburgh
It is an exciting time for readers because our access to books is evolving, and I have high hopes for a future with a new kind of local book shop. Fleeting Pages, a pop-up shop, will offer ideas about (and inspiration for) that future for one month.
Sense of Community Research
Community has persevered through continued technological change—but the question remains how, if at all, new forms of connecting affect sense of community.