Michael Brill And Elliot Volkm An Analysis

There are many different definitions for the term community. Every person has their own idea about what a community is. Then there is also the distinction between a living community and an online one. Some people argue that there is not such a thing, while others argue that not only is there such a thing as an online community, but it is becoming far more prevalent than a living one. After reading the texts by Michael Brill and Elliot Volkman I now have an understanding of how both Brill and Volkman define community. There are some things they disagree upon, but there are other key things they agree about, most notably the existence and growth of online communities. Michael Brill defines community as the people you see and interact with in your local area daily or almost daily. The people he lists include friends, family members, neighbors, notable acquaintances, and local business people. Brill believes that a strong sense of community is large aspect of life along with adequate public and private aspects of life. Brill believes that online communities exist and like Volkman, he believes they are becoming far more common and larger than physical living communities. Brill states that he believes the enormous …show more content…
Since there are computers in a majority of homes in the United States virtually everyone has access to a virtual online community. There is also the explosion social media, which creates a seemingly endless global community that allows instant and direct communication and interaction among anyone who uses social media. Although, Brill does seemed to be opposed to social media and the increase usage of online communities he does seem to favor or least like the idea of keeping the old fashioned style of community and hopes it will begin to regrow and develop closely to what it used to