Network and Netplay: Virtual Groups on the Internet

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Collection for Computer-Mediated Communications
Review: This is an excellent book collection of articles on CMC. It's especially a great resource for historical research into the early days of the Internet and the web. Although some topics may seem somewhat dated, nevertheless they are still applicable to the present date in terms of the nature of network mediated communications.

The main focus of the book collection is on textual communications. It also expands on CMC's impacts on knowledge creation and sharing. The theoretical works in the last two chapters further expand the discussions on the nature of virtual world and virtual interaction.

The book is an essential resource for people interested in surveying the research in CMC, computer-supported cooperative work, and net-based communications