Contains entries on concepts and realities in the field of virtual communities and technologies. Topics include:
- Behavior in virtual communities
- Case studies in virtual communities and technologies
- Cross-cultural issues
- Different types of virtual communities and their status
- Human computer interfaces
- Individual and group behavior
- Models for virtual communities
- Privacy and security
- Real-world applications of virtual communities
- Social impact
- Synchronous and asynchronous environments
- Technical and legal issues
- Theoretical and practical concepts in virtual communities research
- Virtual communities and web-enabled technologies
- Virtual communities for gaming