Download or read book Technical, Social, and Legal Issues in Virtual Communities: Emerging Environments written by Dasgupta, Subhasish and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Technical, Social and Legal Issues in Virtual Communities: Emerging Environments examines a variety of issues related to virtual communities and social networking, addressing issues related to team identification, leader-member issues, social networking for education, participation in social networks, and other issues directly related to this eclectic field of study. This publication provides comprehensive coverage and understanding of the social, cultural, organizational, human, and cognitive issues related to the virtual communities and social networking. Readers will find that this book encompasses an overall body of knowledge regarding participation of individuals, groups and organizations in virtual communities and networks, by providing an outlet for scholarly research in the area.