Son grupos abiertos de personas dispersas, que comparten intereses comunes y buscan el bienestar tanto individual como colectivo (Faraj, et. al., 2011).
[…] “lugares virtuales constituidos por usuarios que comparten experiencias, problemas, pasiones, creencias y aficiones similares” (Kamalpour et al., 2021:436).
Agregación social que emerge de la Red, realiza discusiones públicas con sentido humano para formar redes de relaciones personales en el ciberespacio (Lepa and Tatnall, 2006: 2).
Referencias
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Kamalpour, Mostafa, Rebekah Eden, Rehan Syed et al. “What older adults do in online communities when they co-create and codestruct value”, International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences 13, no. 3 (2021): 433- 455.
Lepa, Jerzey and Arthur Tatnall. “Using Actor-Network Theory to Understanding Virtual Community Networks of Older People Using the Internet.” Journal of Business Systems, Governance and Ethics, 1, no 4 (2006): 1-14. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251216288_Using_Actor- Network_Theory_to_Understanding_Virtual_Community_Networ ks_of_Older_People_Using_the_Internet