Online Community
A group of people who repeatedly interact around shared interests, identities, goals or spaces through connected services.
The useful mental model.
Start with the part that changes what you actually do or expect when you meet this concept in everyday digital life.
Culture is a network effect
The technology provides formats and distribution, but communities create meanings, norms, jokes and expectations through repeated use.
Do not confuse reach with importance
Something can spread rapidly and disappear quickly, while a quieter behavior can reshape digital life for years.
What connects to this?
Digital life is a system. Follow the neighboring identity, data, design, security or business layer instead of stopping at one definition.
Digital Platform
A digital environment that connects users, creators, businesses or developers around shared rules, identity systems and distribution mechanisms.
Understand it →social conceptDigital Etiquette
The evolving expectations that govern respectful communication in messages, group chats, video calls, comments and other digital spaces.
Understand it →creator risk conceptPlatform Dependence
Reliance on a third-party platform for discovery, identity, audience access, monetization or storage.
Understand it →Check the underlying references.
G7 prioritizes primary technical documentation, public-interest institutions and strong research. Product-specific behavior can change, so current service documentation remains important.