The rapid growth of internet usage, doubling every 52 days, is evident through statistics such as over 18 million AOL subscribers, a million participants in Active Worlds, and 450,000 messages posted to Usenet groups in the first quarter of 1998. While computing power follows Moore's Law, concerns arise about the widening gap between low and high income, and poorly and well-educated individuals. The potential decline in face-to-face socializing raises fears of increased loneliness, emphasizing the importance of better access to successful online communities to reduce isolation and enhance the quality of life for all citizens.
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Preece, Jenny. "Online communities: Usability, sociabilty, theory and methods." Frontiers of human-centered computing, online communities and virtual environments. London: Springer London, 2001. 263-277.
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