Summary: This podcast explores the development of the online community and its role in society, looking at arguments from Geert Lovink and Sherry Turkle. It is suggested that both activism and a communal spirit are possible in the virtual community, and references to Robert Putnam's Better Together help identify what makes a community effective. Links: Lovink video: http://www.iml.annenberg.edu/html/research/summits/summitsVideoPublic.htm, Turkle article: http://www.prospect.org/print/V7/24/turkle-s.html
