Overview
- Gain Insights from industry leading entrepreneurs, developers, artists and thought leaders
- Learn more about virtual communities and how they have become integral to modern society
- Explore current and future developments within virtual communities in the advent of Web3 and the metaverse
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About this book
Uncover the fascinating history of virtual communities and how we connect to each other online. The Rise of Virtual Communities, explores the earliest online community platforms, mapping the technological evolutions, and the individuals, that have shaped the culture of the internet.
Read in-depth interviews with the visionary founders of iconic online platforms, and uncover the history of virtual communities and how the industry has developed over time. Featuring never-before told stories, this exploration introduces new ideas and predictions for the future, explaining how we got here and challenging what we think we may know about building online communities.
Readers will:
- Learn what a virtual community is and how it has become an integral part of modern society
- Review key insights into building virtual communities and platforms from the founders and pioneers who created them
- See what thecurrent developments and the potential challenges are related to the future of virtual communities
Who is this for:
Community managers, company founders and those who want to know more about the origins and future of virtual communities.
interviews Include:
- Randy Farmer & Chip Morningstar – Lucasfilm Games ‘Habitat’ and creators of the modern Avatar
- Howard Rheingold - Community expert and member of the WELL
- Stacy Horn - Founder of Echo NYC
- Jim Bumgardner - Founder of The Palace
- Philip Rosedale - Founder of Second Life
- Sampo Karjalainen - Co-founder of Habbo Hotel
- Lance Priebe - Co-Founder of Club Penguin
- Angelo Sotira - Co-Founder of Deviant Art
- Caterina Fake - Co-Founder of Flickr
- Alexis Ohanian- Founder of Reddit
- Kevin Rose – Co-Founder of Digg & PROOF Collective
- Jason Citron - Founder of Discord
- Trevor McFedries - Founder of FWB & Brud
- Cherie Hu - Founder of Water & Music
- Michelle Kennedy - Founder of Peanut
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Keywords
- virtual community
- digital community engagement
- virtual community building
- digital age
- digital community building
- digital native
- internet culture
- interviews
- founders
- history of the internet
- web3
- metaverse
- Alexis Ohanian
- Amber Atherton
- Howard Rheingold
- Trevor McFedries
- Jason Citron
- Discord
- Habbo
Table of contents (15 chapters)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Amber Atherton is a British Entrepreneur and Investor based in Silicon Valley. A community building expert, Atherton began coding as a child, starting various internet businesses, and garnering an online following, before co-creating the hit TV show Made in Chelsea. In 2018 she took part in Y Combinator with her community software startup Zyper, which was later acquired by Discord. Atherton went on to join the early-stage venture capital firm Patron as a Partner in 2023.
Alongside investing her charitable initiative The Atherton Award recognizes entrepreneurial spirit in young women across the UK.
Amber frequently appears as an expert on television (BBC, CNBC) radio (Bloomberg) and at global conference (Davos, Web Summit), and has written for publications including Forbes, Harpers Bazaar and Vogue Business.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Rise of Virtual Communities
Book Subtitle: In Conversation with Virtual World Pioneers
Authors: Amber Atherton
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9297-6
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Amber Atherton 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-9296-9Published: 23 April 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-9297-6Published: 12 April 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 181
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations
Topics: Computers and Society, Online Marketing/Social Media, Business and Management, general, Digital/New Media