Virtual community of Facebook

Virtual community has a similar definition as “community” in that it can be defined as a unified body of people sharing common interests, ideas, and feelings in a virtual space, whereas virtual space is the only difference. I found that for me to identify virtual communities I reside in, I had to first define virtual community in a way that I understood. After doing that task I found that I reside in these four communities Facebook, twitter, blogging, Angel. Even though I listed 4 communities I am going to discuss one. Facebook seems to be where I am most active and have formed the most relationships or renewed relationships. I think what I like the most about facebook is, at first I interacted with people I already had a relationship. However I found that as time went on I met new people that I would never have met because we are geographically far away from each other. I also reconnected and expanded relationships with people I had brief encounters years ago but because of common interests in our lives today we not only speak on facebook but have used other means of communication, like texting, phone, and in person. In terms of space we do not have to be in a physical space to talk with each other. I am able to go online and talk on a daily basis with friends and co-workers I might not get to see very often because our lives are so busy or we are not in the same physical space very often. The barrier to this community is acceptance. I get to choose who I accept and deny access to my posts or information. They cannot enter my virtual space if I do not want them to enter. However if they are friends with one of my friends they can see postings of their friends however I have the choice to keep those friends or get rid of them. Ok that sounds harsh. Other barriers to facebook would understand how it works. When I first started I was very confused as to who could see what I was doing and where I should post if I wanted it to be viewed publicly or privately. Terminology was also a barrier I do not understand what wall referred to and how did I get to my friends walls. If I had not been comfortable with computers or willing to try I would not have been able to join this community.