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'''Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution'''. Basic Books. (2002)
'''The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier''', MIT Press (2000)
'''Tools for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology''', MIT Press (2000)


''In 1985, I became involved in  the WELL, a computer conferencing system. I started writing about life in my virtual community and ended up with a book about the cultural and political implications of a new communications medium, The Virtual Community(1993 [New edition to be published by MIT Press in 2000]). I am credited with inventing the term "virtual community." I had the privilege of serving as the editor of The Whole Earth review and editor in chief of The Millennium Whole Earth Catalog (1994).  
''In 1985, I became involved in  the WELL, a computer conferencing system. I started writing about life in my virtual community and ended up with a book about the cultural and political implications of a new communications medium, The Virtual Community(1993 [New edition to be published by MIT Press in 2000]). I am credited with inventing the term "virtual community." I had the privilege of serving as the editor of The Whole Earth review and editor in chief of The Millennium Whole Earth Catalog (1994).  
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read more: [http://www.rheingold.com/]
read more: [http://www.rheingold.com/]

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Author of:

Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution. Basic Books. (2002) The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier, MIT Press (2000) Tools for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology, MIT Press (2000)

In 1985, I became involved in the WELL, a computer conferencing system. I started writing about life in my virtual community and ended up with a book about the cultural and political implications of a new communications medium, The Virtual Community(1993 [New edition to be published by MIT Press in 2000]). I am credited with inventing the term "virtual community." I had the privilege of serving as the editor of The Whole Earth review and editor in chief of The Millennium Whole Earth Catalog (1994). read more: [1]