As internet related developments continue to accelerate, a relatively cheap and easy means of communicating and sharing experiences between different cultures and across vast geographical expanses can be realised, via cyberspace, from a computer terminal and keyboard without having to physically speak or travel. The main focus of this essay will be on cyber communities that offer a different dimension of human interaction from traditional geographically bound communities. The aim is to analyse the sociological definition and functions of cyber communities and to explore the make-up, means of membership, issues of inequality, and the possibility that real communities will become a secondary means of social functioning.
Cyber Communities .
Cyber communities, a place where people can meet, associate, and exchange experiences, found its gestation in the birth of the internet. Members of cyber communities use their keyboard and screen to exchange pleasantries, argue, engage in intellectual discourse, conduct business, flirt, fall in love, and more (Fernback & Thompson n.d). They do virtually everything they do in real life except they leave their bodies behind. The richness and vitality of cyber cultures is attractive and even addictive, noted Rheingold (1993, p.3). Real, or flesh and blood, communities are a group of people who are different yet interdependent and who are bound together by a common set of rules and responsibilities (Lewis 2002) and a place where inclusion may depend on economic, employment, gender or race status. Inclusion in communities within the realms of cyberspace, however, can be as easy as few mouse clicks. Just start surfing, find a group that appeals to your interests, create a profile, screen name, obtain a password, and life in a new community begins. You are now part of a community of likeminded individuals who could be situated anywhere around the globe. Geographical constraints on community participation and formation suddenly become irrelevant.
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What if cyber criminals used the computers as a weapon against us? ... Cyber criminals penetrate the energy plants, in order to disrupt the quality of life. ... The community has to be aware of the incident cause by the Stuxnet worm, disrupting at Iran's enrichment facilities. We, as a community, have to be aware of what is coming to us. ... Cyber terrorism, along the Stuxnet virus, is a major issue confronting the U.S. ...
Cyber City can it really exists? ... Cyber City will become it's own educational community ran solely by supercomputers that every individual will have access too. ... The community will have to make adjustments to culture differences, language barriers that will affect each individual as the community expands to other countries. ... Cyber City can it really exists? ... Cyber City will become it's own educational community ran solely by supercomputers that every individual will have access too. ...
Surfing through sites like this makes you feel connected to a larger community, but also can have its downside. ... With the growth of social media throughout the world, cyber bullying is getting worse. Bullying in the real world compared to cyber bullying has its differences. The bullying in cyber space ranges from humiliation, threats, harassment, etc. ... Cyber bullying is a very serious problem where it leaves victims helpless and develops a suicidal tendency. ...
Cyber Command, the threat of a cyber-attack has grown exponentially, and from 2009 to 2011 "the number of attacks on computer systems that run American infrastructure grew by a factor of 17 (Hack attack, 2012). ... Segments of the intelligence community and some experts indicate al Qaeda is more interested in physical terrorism. ... Avlon, wrote: "We know that al-Qaeda is interested in cyber terrorism". ... Budgeting for these programs cannot entirely come from federal funds, but be factored by each community and state(Panguluri, Phillips, & Cusimano, 2011). ... The implications of a ...
Abstract This paper focuses on cyber-attacks and its impact on the global economy. ... This paper analyzes the impact of cyber-attacks on global economies. ... Cyber means virtual. ... These cyber systems are vulnerable. ... Analysis 2.1 Cyber-Attack Techniques There are many kind of cyber threats that exist behind anything that is online or uses the internet. ...
To help combat armed robbery crimes, the community leaders, along with local government agencies should partner together and provide more funding than what is already being provided. Look for more ways to invest in the community, create more jobs, provide a wider range of outreach programs to youth and invest in the infrastructure of individual communities. Many armed robberies happen in impoverished communities and "Stratification is sociology to many, and in criminology it comes as no surprise that deprivation theories privileging materialism and economic motives are perennially popular...
Cyber activist's use technology, be it authorized or hijacked, to express dissent, and to expose perceived injustices. These actions also represent a dangerous threat that can create extensive damage to the IT community by circumventing security and opening up breaches in existing systems. ... On one side, hacktivists are considered cyber criminals that should be found and prosecuted. ... Politically motivated cyber attacks were recorded as early as 1989. ... The report said hacktivism represented 100 million of the 174 million cyber crimes in 2011. ...
All across Bangladesh, COD communities were being formed. ... I became part of the COD community in September 2008. ... For some reason now lost to time and memory, our crew had an intense rivalry with the Cyber Shooters; a crew located 15 miles east. ... By the end of the Invitational a general consensus had been reached among the COD community – The Void are the best for now, but the Cyber Shooters will likely overtake them soon. ... The Cyber Shooters, who have since then dominated the local and online COD community, have indeed shown themselves to be a formidable force. ...
