Over the course of the next few weeks, in my column for Netxpress Online, I will be taking a detailed look into the phenomenon that is known as the Online Community; what it is, and what the Good, the Bad and the Ugly sides of it are. I shall also be looking at the trends and what it’s implications are for Global and Local Societies and Industries.  

This week, I’ll be looking at the premise behind Online Communities, and what the inherent need was that these Virtual Societies have answered.  

You can read the column here.