Discover what makes paid online communities so valuable, and how you can find the right one for you.

Nearly four-in-ten U.S. adults are in an online community. These virtual third spaces can take many forms, like Facebook ...

Note: This is the fourth post in a monthly series about how your life story emerges online, sometimes intentionally and sometimes not. It is partially based on reading I am doing as part of a Ph.D. in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Cheryl Robinson covers areas of leadership, pivoting and careers. In the digital age, where connectivity knows no bounds, ...

Online communities have been part of Internet culture since long before the widespread use of such terms as social media and Web 2.0. Whereas early communities developed around special-interest groups ...

Most people in online communities see little to no politics in their go-to space, and 54% say it doesn't belong there.

Some online students are already deeply engaged as members, officers or even founders of clubs and learning communities. At the same time, others might be asking — does my school even have clubs?

Teenage online community users feel part of their online community almost as much as they feel part of their own family. An international study of the users of a teenage online community reveals that ...