What are some advantages and disadvantages of virtual communities as opposed to traditional communities?

Through the power of social media the development of these virtual communities had rapidly increased in number and is now able to reach the ordinary people for as long as there’s a computer with internet connection since the use of these social media has already been widely adapted worldwide.

DISADVANTAGES

*Requires knowledge of reading and writing and typing

*Since these communities exist in the internet so basic IT technical and content writing skills are needed

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adioabiola adioabiola · Answer 2 · 2021-10-11T13:33:43+02:00

We are required mention the advantage and disadvantages of virtual communities as opposed to traditional communities.

Traditional community is a community of people who use the traditional method of communication. The most used method of communication is face to face communication where the people's involved must be physically together at the same time at the same place.

Virtual community is a community of a group of people who communicate through the internet. The internet has made it possible for people to meet and share ideas online. Different people from different cultural background from different parts of the world relate and share knowledge, ideas through the internet.

Therefore, virtual communities has helped to bring more people together to share knowledge and ideas but it has discouraged physical relationship between individuals.