Tribe (internet)
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The term tribe or digital tribe Nowadays, it looks more like a virtual community or a personal network and it is often called global digital tribe. Most anthropologists agree that a tribe is a (small) society that practices its own customs and culture, and that these define the tribe. The tribes are divided into clans, with their own customs and cultural values that differentiate them from activities that occur in 'real life' contexts. People feel more inclined to share and defend their ideas on social networks than they would dare to say to someone face to face. For example, it would be ridiculous to 'poke' someone in real life.
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See also
- Sociology of the Internet
- Social network
- Social networking
- Social Web
- Splinternet
- Digital anthropology
- Digital sociology
- Geek culture
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